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by Husna Yusop
PUTRAJAYA (July 30, 2008) : The Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) has started
investigations into allegations of malpractice in the police procurement
involving about RM198 million, involving the purchase of dogs, equipment,
vehicles and uniforms.
ACA deputy director-general Datuk Abu Kassim Mohamed said agency officers had
been sent to the Bukit Aman federal police headquarters to look for documents to
determine whether there were elements of corruption in the police procurement.
"We will get all the related documents first, then we will discuss it and study
the evidence. We will look at the implications, whether there were possible
offences related to procedures, non-compliance of the laws or criminal offences
like making false claims or others," he told reporters who asked whether any
arrests were expected soon.
"We will look at it. If there is a strong case, we will carry on with the
investigations," Abu Kassim said in the ACA headquarters here today after a
meeting with Malaysian Crime Prevention Foundation (MCPF) executive council
member Tan Sri Robert Phang.
Phang today submitted an eight-page document to the ACA involving an allegation
of malpractice in a RM98 million procurement for the police force involving six
high-ranking officers.
Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan was meanwhile reported to have
also started an internal probe into malpractice in the police logistics
department involving more than RM100 million, and that at least 12 officers and
men, including an Assistant Commissioner of Police, have been transferred.`
Yesterday, Phang disclosed he had received documents on July 23 from an
unidentified whistleblower alleging that the federal police logistics department
failed to comply with standard operating procedures (SOP) when conducting
procurement during the 12th general election.
Phang said the documents implicated six officers, including a "very senior
police officer".
On Phang’s documents, Abu Kassim said the ACA will act if there were elements
and evidence "for us to do so".
"We take this matter seriously. There are some information which we can get
clarification from the parties (identified in the documents)," he added.
He said the ACA had been communicating with the police on the matter on several
occasions before, and the police had also submitted several reports to the
agency.
"The IGP has also contacted us to look at cases related to administration and
logistics. So, the police do refer to ACA if they need to do so. And, there are
certain things related to this which we are investigating now," he added.
When contacted, Phang said the documents that he handed over to Abu Kassim
contained some new information that implicated at least six officers.
"I believe the ACA have gone to Bukit Aman at 8am today and seized some
documents which were different from what I received. The documents have
complemented what the ACA needed because more culprits were identified," he
added.
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