KUALA LUMPUR: The Nationwide Unity Ministry will conduct an inner probe into the alleged abuse of the Malaysian Indian Neighborhood Transformation Unit (Mitra) funds following investigations by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Fee (MACC).
Its Minister Datuk Halimah Mohamed Sadique stated there have been no plans in the meanwhile to arrange a selected committee for the aim.
“As for an inner investigation, will probably be completed after MACC. To be honest, allow them to do their investigations.
“They (MACC) will verify not solely the businesses, but in addition will look into the approval processes and who had been accountable for giving the approvals,” she stated when wrapping up her ministerial replies on Price range 2022 on the committee stage in Dewan Rakyat on Tuesday (Nov 23).
M. Kulasegaran (PH-Ipoh Barat) needed to know if the ministry had arrange a particular job pressure or committee to probe the scandal.
Requested if she had been referred to as in by the MACC to help in investigations, Halimah stated she has not.
“I haven’t been referred to as in but and we are going to proceed to cooperate with the MACC of their investigations,” she stated.
The problem over the Mitra funds noticed heated arguments erupt in Dewan Rakyat between Halimah and several other Opposition MPs because it was first highlighted in Parliament earlier this month.
On Tuesday, (Nov 23) MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki stated the fee is pushing for some suspects behind the alleged misappropriation of funds, to be charged.
His assertion comes after confirming that MACC probed into 10 corporations alleged to have misappropriated Mitra funds.
It was reported that the MACC is reviewing all purposes, expenditure studies and programmes, stated to have been applied by recipients of Mitra allocations from 2019 thus far.
This follows the arrest of a number of firm administrators on suspicion of being concerned within the misappropriation of Mitra funds.
