Six held over false claims
KUALA LUMPUR: A company director, a chief financial officer and two police officers are among six arrested over a suspected RM15mil false claims scandal involving a government service contract.
The arrests, carried out by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), also led to the seizure of over RM4.8mil worth of luxury vehicles and funds.
It is learnt that the false claims were linked to the procurement of a service contract to maintain the Command, Control, Communication and Computer Integration (C4i) system.
Sources revealed that the Home Ministry had granted the project, which has an overall value of RM70mil, to the police.
'Initial investigations indicate that between 2022 and 2025, the suspects conspired to submit false claims worth RM15mil, despite some of the work failing to meet the contract requirements,' a source said.
The suspects – five men and a woman aged between 30 and 55 – were detained in an operation codenamed Ops C4i at 8pm on Wednesday after giving statements at the MACC headquarters.
Among those arrested were two police officers, believed to hold the ranks of superintendent and inspector.
MACC also conducted coordinated raids across 15 locations, including the Home Ministry and several companies in Johor, Selangor, Putrajaya and Kuala Lumpur.
The seized assets include four luxury vehicles worth RM1.3mil, cash in various denominations and nine mobile phones.
Additionally, 51 bank accounts with RM3.5mil in funds – comprising 30 personal accounts and 21 accounts belonging to 10 companies – have been frozen.
Confirming the arrests, MACC senior director (special operations) Datuk Mohamad Zamri Zainul Abidin said the case is being investigated under Section 18 of the MACC Act 2009 for false claims, and Section 4(1) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act.
Yesterday, the suspects were brought to the Putrajaya Magistrate's Court, where magistrate Fadzlan Mohd Noor granted a seven-day remand until April 30.
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