MACC to quiz ex-PM over 1990s govt vehicles fleet deal
Published on: Tuesday, February 06, 2024
By: FMT
MACC chief commissioner Azam Baki said ‘everyone’ involved in the agreement with Spanco Sdn Bhd will be summoned.
PETALING JAYA: A former prime minister will be among those summoned by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to assist in a probe into a government agreement signed with Spanco Sdn Bhd in the 1990s.
MACC chief commissioner Azam Baki said “everyone who was involved” in deciding to award the contract to handle the procurement and management of the government’s fleet of vehicles would be summoned.
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He said this includes the prime minister and finance minister at the time, Berita Harian reported.
Last month, Azam said the agency intended to summon several people, including a former finance minister, a businessman, and key government officials as part of an investigation into a RM4.5 billion contract for procuring and managing the government’s fleet of vehicles.
Azam, who confirmed MACC had raided the businessman’s residence and four companies, reportedly said that a “long list” of people would be called up.
He said the anti-graft agency wanted to uncover why the company was given the job to manage the government’s vehicles. He said MACC was also looking into how the company got the contract despite another company receiving a letter of intent from the finance ministry.
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Yesterday, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said the government’s agreement with Spanco was “hurting” the country.
He said he had taken a “firm stance” on the company since his time as finance minister in the 1990s, but that he was unable to do anything then as there was no political will to act.
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