Mindef: We’ll cooperate in procurement cartel probe


KOTA TINGGI: The Defence Ministry (Mindef) will fully cooperate with the anti-graft body until the investigation into the procurement cartel case involving construction work worth more than RM9mil at a Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) camp in Johor is completed.

Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said he hoped that appropriate action would be taken against those involved.

“There is an investigation, so let the MACC (Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission) investigate and take the necessary action.

“I welcome and will cooperate with the MACC. I hope this will serve as a lesson so that approved government projects reach their targets,” he told reporters after opening the Sedili Kota Tinggi Madani community carnival at SK Sedili Besar yesterday, Bernama reported.

He said this when asked about three suspects who were remanded for one week to assist in the investigation into the case.

On Friday, the three men who are believed to be the masterminds of the ‘procurement cartel’ involving construction work at an RMN camp in Johor, were being investigated under Section 18 of the MACC Act.

The men were arrested by the Johor MACC after they were believed to have made false claims involving 13 supplier companies which manage construction work at the camp.

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