Probe in KL Tower share sale completed, says MACC


PUTRAJAYA: The probe into the sale of shares and the take-over of the concession of Syarikat Menara Kuala Lumpur (KL Tower) has been completed.

Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki said the investigation paper (IP) has already been referred to the Attorney General.

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"We have completed investigations and have submitted the IP to the Attorney General.

"We are waiting for their decision," he told reporters at the MACC headquarters here on Thursday (Feb 23).

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Last month, MACC detained two senior company directors to assist in the investigation into the sale.

A MACC source said the two individuals, aged 49 and 59 years old, were believed to be the middlemen who managed the bribery and a managing director of a company said to have taken over the shares of KL Tower, adding that both of them were arrested at the MACC headquarters after giving their statements.

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Previously, the MACC was reported to have investigated allegations about the suspicious sale of shares and the take-over of KL Tower maintenance concession from Menara Kuala Lumpur Sdn Bhd, a company wholly owned by Telekom Malaysia (TM).

Several witnesses, including senior TM officials as well as the companies involved, have had their statements taken to assist in the investigation.

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