KUALA LUMPUR: Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) wants an explanation on why the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) classified the case against the Human Resource Development Corporation (HRD Corp) as “No Further Action” (NFA) despite it being flagged in audit reports.
In a briefing to the Dewan Rakyat, Sim Tze Tzin, who represented the PAC, said the Auditor-General’s Report had recommended authorities act on HRD Corp.
“The PAC is of the view that the Auditor-General would not make such proposals without a strong basis. In PAC’s proceedings, we also found elements of power abuse in HRD Corp.
“We don’t have malicious intent or want to throw accusations against anyone. We want HRD Corp to improve its image and confidence among contributors,” the Bayan Baru MP said here yesterday.
The PAC had conducted a follow-up proceeding between Oct 23 and Nov 20.
In a report tabled by the PAC yesterday, it quoted MACC investigating officer Mohd Fuad Sedet as saying there was no wrongdoing found against HRD Corp under the MACC Act 2009.
Suspicious real estate deals and high-risk investments were some of the issues identified by the PAC in its report on HRD Corp released in July.
It also found that HRD Corp had invested levies collected from employers on several high-risk investments, despite the training fund not being an investment institution.
Following the report, MACC officers collected documents from HRD Corp’s office as part of its probe.
While debating the findings, Khoo Poay Tiong (PH-Kota Melaka) said the HRD Corp leadership must be changed.
Khoo said findings from the PAC and Auditor-General’s Report were enough reasons to make the change.
“A new leadership lineup must be appointed to lead HRD Corp.
“Even their (HRD Corp) responses to the 11 recommendations made by the PAC shows they are not serious; they only responded saying they are reviewing it,” he said.
Khoo also urged the Human Resources Ministry to take serious action on the matter.
