Ministry submits report to MACC over audit findings on HRD Corp

PUTRAJAYA: The Human Resources Ministry has submitted the audit reports on the Human Resource Development Corporation (HRD Corp) to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).

Ministry secretary-general Datuk Seri Khairul Dzaimee Daud said the report was submitted at the MACC headquarters here on Friday (July 5), following the Auditor-General’s and Public Accounts Committee’s (PAC) reports which were tabled in Parliament the day before.

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Speaking at a press conference at the ministry on Friday, Khairul Dzaimee said the report was submitted on the instructions of the minister, Steven Sim.

HRD Corp chief executive Datuk Shahul Dawood also attended the press conference.

“The MACC has assured that a fair investigation will be conducted as soon as possible,” Khairul Dzaimee said.

No HRD Corp officer had been suspended pending investigations, he added.

Khairul Dzaimee also said a report has been lodged with the MACC over the issue.

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Suspicious real estate deals and high-risk investments were some of the issues identified by the PAC in its report on HRD Corp.

One such deal was the purchase of Menara Ikhlas for RM202.5mil in February 2021, where a deposit of RM120mil was paid up front to a company named Crystal Clear Technology.