5 Mara Officials Lodge Police Reports Denying Corruption Charges

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Police confirm that they have received separate reports from the five Mara officials.PETALING JAYA: Five Mara officials named in a letter alleging issues of integrity and abuse of power relating to Mara Corporation (Mara Corp) have denied being involved in corruption.
The five lodged separate police reports at the Dang Wangi police station in Kuala Lumpur today.
They claimed the complaints against them were a distraction from a board member’s wrongdoings.
They denied involvement in abuse of power as stated in a letter shared online by Twitter account Edisi Khas. The letter was allegedly sent by executive director Suhaili Abdul Rahman to Mara chairman Azizah Mohd Dun.
The five also alleged that Suhaili had defamed them in the purported letter.
One of them, in his report, also claimed that Suhaili was trying to distract Azizah from abuse of power committed.
Dang Wangi district police chief Noor Dellhan Yahaya confirmed receiving the reports and said investigations were underway, according to Berita Harian.
On Friday, Azizah had denied claims of mismanagement and said investigations had been initiated into Mara Corp to review documents and ensure the company was managed properly.
She said all Mara’s subsidiaries were regulated under the Companies Act 2016 and that it would never protect guilty parties if any wrongdoing had been committed.
The 17-page letter was said to have been written at Azizah’s request for an integrity inquiry to be conducted into officers who had been “loaned” to Mara Corp.
It highlighted alleged wrongdoings by the five Mara officials in a “cross-fertilisation programme” and listed “backdated” payments allegedly received.
According to the letter, Suhaili said the backdated payments were made without his knowledge or that of the board of directors.
In a statement yesterday, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) said it had received a complaint on the matter and would call up several people from Mara Corp to give their statements tomorrow.
The investigation would be conducted under Section 23(1) of the MACC Act, which deals with using one’s position to seek gratification, whether for themselves, a relative or an associate.-  FMT

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