Chief commissioner of MACC says project cartel is just being uncovered because members were kept silent

MACC chief commissioner have said that several officers in fear for their lives after receiving a warning to keep silent was not able to attest previously and have just came forward now to expose a cartel behind monopolizing government contracts. Datuk Seri Azam Baki said in an interview that it was difficult to investigate because the underlying issue was both external and internal.

He also said that he was doubtful as a chief commissioner that everyone is not aware of the issue. He said that it is acceptable if it is just one to two people but more than that, it does not make sense and that it is not possible.

Related Posts

Azam said that being the officers that are supervising the investigation, in response to a question during an interview, he said that it is not possible for the senior officers or even the department heads to not know anything about the matter. He incited a case about a state which he did not gave a name, where sand theft was widespread. The department head being questioned on the matter answered that they do not have enough manpower to control activities like that which is going on for about years now.

He compared that example to the current issue of project cartel that has been happening ever since 2014 saying that officers have protesting “for long” to their department heads. Although he understands that when the officers say they wanted to complain too much, it just means that they can’t do so because they were also afraid of the repercussions that may come to them if they won’t keep silent and that is when the department heads can’t figure out enough.

It was early this month when the federal anti-graft agency has managed to immobilize a cartel which has monopolized government projects worth RM3.8 billion. The MACC has arrested seven suspects which involves the mastermind aging 47 years old since April 4. Cartel, more known as “project cartel” has monopolized a sum of 345 tender bids which according to reports are worth RM3.8 billion. The person behind the cartel was claimed to have authority over 150 companies which are utilized in the submission of the tenders to the ministries and government agencies.

Katherine S

1/4 German, 3/4 Malaysian. I write, follow and monitor closely political news happening in Malaysia, and other happening news in the ASEAN region. Newswriter for the best ASEAN news website - The Asian Affairs.

Recent Posts

V Surprises ARMY with Two Holiday Releases: A Festive Collab with Park Hyo-shin and “White Christmas” Cover

For K-pop fans, the Christmas season this year has become even more magical as several of their preferred stars reveal…

November 22, 2024

Celine Names TWS as Global Ambassadors Following Suzy Bae Announcement

After Suzy Bae's nomination as Celine's worldwide ambassador, the venerable French luxury fashion company has taken another bold step choosing…

November 22, 2024

Reddit Faces Widespread Outage, Users Turn to Workarounds Amid ‘Server Error’ Messages

Thousands of users of the well-known social network Reddit were left without access after a major outage of the website.…

November 22, 2024

Anne Hathaway Casted as ‘Verity’ in Colleen Hoover’s Book Adaptation

Anne Hathaway is slated to play the much expected film version of Colleen Hoover's best-selling book Verity in front of…

November 21, 2024

Gucci Set to Revolutionize Fashion Presentations with Unified Shows in 2025 under Sabato De Sarno’s Vision

Gucci is ready to change its presentation approach for 2025 in a radical action aimed to revolutionize the fashion industry.…

November 21, 2024

South Korea’s “Korea Discount”: Addressing the Governance Gap to Boost Market Value

As world investors wait for significant changes that might solve long-standing problems of governance and responsibility in South Korea's companies,…

November 21, 2024

This website uses cookies.

Read More