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[UPDATED] IRB probes RM500mil tax evasion in illegal e-waste crackdown
KUALA LUMPUR: The Inland Revenue Board (IRB) will be combing through the financial records of the 57 premises at the centre of the recent joint crackdown on illegal e-waste processing. IRB deputy chief executive officer (compliance) Datuk Hisham Rusli said investigations suggest that these illegal processing plants have collectively evaded half a billion ringgit in taxes. "Based on the current information at hand, some of these premises were operated by the same owner," he told reporters at federal police headquarters today. The IRB was among 12 agencies supporting federal Internal Security and Public Order Department in its latest crackdown on e-waste, dubbed Op Hazard 2.0, which ran from June 16 until today. Hisham said there was a possibility that some operators either did not declare their taxes or had under-declared them. "We believe these premises were paid to receive e-waste. "Then they processed the e-waste and received further payments based on the various metals extracted from the smelting process. "Their financial records and accounts will all be analysed further," he said, adding that they believed the finished products were being shipped out, with the operators receiving large payouts. Federal police Internal Security and Public Order Department director Datuk Seri Azmi Abu Kassim said they would continue to involve the IRB in future operations targeting illegal e-waste activities.
New Straits Times
19-05-2025
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Kelantan cop charged with bribery over RM13,500 in home renovations, m-cycle deposit
KOTA BARU: A senior police officer was today charged at the Sessions Court here on two charges of receiving RM13,500 in bribes in the form of home renovations and a deposit for the purchase of a high-powered motorcycle. Assistant Superintendent Mohd Firdaus Mohamad, 40, pleaded not guilty before Judge Dazuki Ali. The accused who is now in the Internal Security and Public Order Department for the Kelantan police headquarters, allegedly committed the offences while he was Criminal Investigation Department chief at the Machang police station in 2018. According to the first charge, he allegedly received home renovations worth RM9,000 from a 38-year-old contractor in Kampung Pak Elong Telong, Bachok, between January and June 2018. On the second charge, Firdaus allegedly received from the same person RM4,500 as a down payment for a Kawasaki Versys high-powered motorcycle in January 2018. Both charges were under Section 165 of the Penal Code, which provides for imprisonment of up to two years or a fine, or both upon conviction. The prosecution was led by deputy public prosecutor Tengku Nurul Haziqah Tuan Yacob from the Kelantan Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), while the accused was represented by Azura Ghazali. The court allowed the accused to be released on RM8,000 bail with one surety. Court also ordered the accused to report to the MACC office between the 1st and 5th of every month, surrender his passport to the court and refrain from contacting prosecution witnesses.
New Straits Times
14-05-2025
- New Straits Times
IGP: Bukit Aman to discuss additional safety measures for personnel in motorcades
KUALA LUMPUR: Additional safety measures are being discussed by Bukit Aman to ensure the wellbeing of personnel during motorcade transport. The move follows a head-on collision between a Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) truck and a tipper truck, which claimed the lives of nine FRU policemen yesterday. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said discussions would be held between the Bukit Aman senior leadership and the Internal Security and Public Order Department leadership to address the matter. "This issue is not isolated to the FRU, as other police elements under the Internal Security and Public Order Department also use similar trucks to transport personnel, including the General Operations Forces (GOF). "Among the issues we are looking at include adding enhanced passenger restraint systems in the trucks, but these trucks have long benches installed, which may lead to compatibility issues," he said when contacted. He said another measure being considered was the use of buses to transport personnel between camps and operation locations. "There are budget concerns that we have also identified with this approach, as we will need more than one bus to ferry personnel between operations. "The other measure we are looking at that shows promise is ensuring that motorcades are escorted by police highway patrol cars between locations. "What this means is that highway patrol cars would escort these motorcades and they would hand over escort duties to other patrol cars when they cross state lines," he said. Razarudin said any decision would be made after discussions with the department's leadership. "The safety of our personnel is paramount, and we will implement suitable measures to ensure this. "We will carefully analyse the movements of our personnel and determine the best outcome," he said. He also said that Perak police would conduct a thorough investigation into yesterday's accident to determine its exact cause. It was reported that the driver of a lorry involved in an accident that claimed the lives of nine Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) policemen at Km15 of Jalan Sungai Manik – Sungai Lampam here yesterday has been remanded for four days. The remand application, under Section 117 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC), was submitted by Hilir Perak district police chief Assistant Commissioner Dr Bakri Zainal Abidin, who personally attended the proceedings today. It was reported that nine FRU members died in a collision with a lorry carrying stones on Jalan Chikus – Sungai Lampam here yesterday. Eight other FRU members are currently receiving treatment at the Teluk Intan Hospital, while another has been transferred to Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital in Ipoh. Police confirmed yesterday that the lorry driver had six criminal records, one related to drugs, four for theft and one for rape.
