9 HELD OVER GRAFT, ABUSE OF POWER
Suspects allegedly linked to 55 fake documents provided to Telekom Malaysia
THE Malaysian AntiCorruption Commission (MACC) has arrested nine suspects, including a Telekom Malaysia (TM) technical officer, here and in Negri Sembilan, over allegations of involvement in bribery and abuse of power between 2016 and March last year.
All those arrested were alleged to have abetted or were directly involved in providing 55 maintenance order documents and letters of authority to collect cables, which contained false information, to TM.
The documents were believed to have been for the purpose of obtaining cables from a TM warehouse, the consequence of which is understood to be losses of between RM4 million and RM6 million within that period for the telecommunications company.
A source said the TM technical officer was arrested in Taman Puncak Utama, Kajang.
“The remaining suspects were three owners of contracted companies aged 37, 42 and 30. Also arrested was a 47-year-old sub-contractor and a former employee of a telecommunications firm aged 41,” the source said.
“The investigating team also arrested three former drivers of two contracted companies aged 51, 56 and 45.”
The operation was carried out between 2pm and 6.30pm with arrests also made in Batu Caves, Damansara Damai and Seri Kembangan.
Meanwhile, Negri Sembilan MACC arrested a businessman and a director of a company alleged to be involved in bribery and abetting of TM staff in the pilferage of Lite Cable branded drop fibre cables owned by TM, to be sold in the open market.
Both suspects, aged 47 and 30, were arrested in Seremban at 11.30am and 5.30pm yesterday.
MACC investigations department senior director Datuk Simi Abd Ghani confirmed the arrests and that all suspects would be remanded in court today.