Panel to look into PDRM funds leakage reported in A-G report

KAJANG: The leakage of Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) funds as mentioned in the tabling of the Auditor-General’s 2019 Report will be investigated by a soon to be set up committee, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin (pic).

Without divulging further details, he said the setting up of the committee was a normal step taken by every ministry.

“The Home Ministry will study all the details of the audit report to see why there was a leak.

“The ministry’s secretary-general will take further action on any of its agencies that is mentioned in the audit report for violating the rules, not only PDRM, ” he said at a press conference in conjunction with the 230th Prison Day celebration at the Kajang Prison headquarters yesterday.

On Monday, the media reported that the Auditor-General’s report stated that PDRM was detected paying RM2.7mil for the replacement of photographic spare parts over the set ceiling limit of RM209,964.

The payment for replacement parts

used by the Criminal Investigation Department (D6) exceeded RM2.49mil from the set limit.

PDRM was also detected as having overpaid the monthly helicopter maintenance of RM105,875 for 19 months even though it had been inactive for more than six months. — Bernama