Former minister gives statement to MACC on solar project

PUTRAJAYA: A former minister with the title of “Datuk Seri” was called by the Malaysian AntiCorruption Commission (MACC) yesterday to give a statement on the solar hybrid system project for rural schools in Sarawak.

A source in the MACC said the former minister arrived in a Mercedes-Benz car at the grounds of the MACC headquarters, here, about 10 am.

“It could not be determined yet whether the former minister would be detained or not,” the source said.

The media had earlier reported that a former Cabinet minister would be detained by the MACC and expected to be charged in the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court today.

On Nov 15, Datin Seri Rosmah, the wife of former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, and his special officer, Datuk Rizal Mansor, were charged with soliciting for and receiving bribes involving a solar hybrid system project for rural schools in Sarawak.

Rosmah, who pleaded not guilty in the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court to two counts of soliciting for and receiving RM1.5 in bribes involving the supply and installation of the solar hybrid system in several rural schools in Sarawak, was allowed bail of RM1 million in one surety.

Rizal, who faces four charges of soliciting for and receiving bribes for himself and Rosmah, was allowed bail of RM1 in two sureties.