A-G's Report: Millions of ringgit in maintenance fees paid by police for inactive helicopters


PETALING JAYA: The police have had to pay millions of ringgit in maintenance fees for inactive helicopters, said the 2019 Auditor-General’s Report.

An audit visit in Sept 2019 at the police’s Air Wing Unit in Subang found that a helicopter that was inactive for over six months did not get a 25% reduction in fixed monthly payments.

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