THE 62-year-old broker arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) yesterday in relation to the procurement of six littoral combat ships (LCS) was alleged to have designed “ghost projects” to siphon RM24 mil.
Citing sources, Malaysiakini reported that the man was claimed to have worked in cahoots with a former CEO of a company who was involved in the procurement of the ships.
“This company had many sub-contractors working under it in the LCS project. Investigators believe that the suspect (the broker) was assigned to engage three companies to act as sub-contractors doing works that actually didn’t exist, and false claims were submitted to the first company.
“This was how the total amount of RM24 mil came about. Claims were made, but there was no actual work done,” the source was reported as saying.
The source noted that this was where the former CEO, who was also detained by the MACC earlier this week, played his role.
With his vast access level, the former CEO was alleged to have authorised all payments for the false claims.
Earlier today, it was reported that the MACC had arrested a broker for allegedly submitting false documents in connection with the procurement of the six LCS.
According to Bernama, the MACC also detained two CEOs on Monday after finding new leads in its investigation into the procurement of the LCS by Boustead Naval Shipyard Sdn Bhd. – Jan 27, 2022.
