#Latest news with #RM361New Straits Times22-05-2025New Straits TimesMACC probes MEX II project over false claims, briberyPUTRAJAYA: Three investigation papers involving the Maju Expressway Extension (MEX II) project have been opened. Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Chief Commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki said they have arrested nine individuals and recorded statements from 31 people to assist in the investigation. "The first investigation paper involves false claims amounting to RM361 million, which came from sukuk funds. "The second case concerns false disclosures involving RM416 million in sukuk funds and RM50 million in bank loans. "The third case involves certain parties who allegedly solicited and received bribes amounting to around RM12 million," he said.
New Straits Times22-05-2025New Straits TimesMACC probes MEX II project over false claims, briberyPUTRAJAYA: Three investigation papers involving the Maju Expressway Extension (MEX II) project have been opened. Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Chief Commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki said they have arrested nine individuals and recorded statements from 31 people to assist in the investigation. "The first investigation paper involves false claims amounting to RM361 million, which came from sukuk funds. "The second case concerns false disclosures involving RM416 million in sukuk funds and RM50 million in bank loans. "The third case involves certain parties who allegedly solicited and received bribes amounting to around RM12 million," he said.