Malaysia

Penjana 2.0: MACC detains four over false claims to Socso

Suspects between 29 to 63 years old submitted docs to ask for RM250,000 in total, report says

Updated 11 months ago · Published on 16 May 2023 9:05AM

Penjana 2.0: MACC detains four over false claims to Socso
Four individuals have been detained by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission for allegedly submitting false claims to the Social Security Organisation under Penjana 2.0. – SAIRIEN NAFIS/The Vibes file pic, May 16, 2023

KUALA TERENGGANU – The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) detained four individuals, including two women, on suspicion of submitting documents that contained false details to the Social Security Organisation (Socso)

The document submitted to Perkeso involved claims amounting to about RM250,000, under Penjana 2.0.

According to a source from the MACC, four suspects aged between 29 and 63, and comprising two men and two women from different companies, were detained at about 3pm at the Terengganu MACC Complex after arriving to give their statements.

The source said two of the suspects were managers, one was an executive chairman involved in skills development services while the other was the owner of a computer company.

“The company involved in providing skills development services had submitted false claims amounting to about RM170,000 in 2020 and 2021 while the computer company had submitted false claims amounting to RM85,000 from 2021 to 2022.

Meanwhile, MACC senior investigations director Datuk Seri Hishamuddin Hashim, when contacted, confirmed the arrests and added that the case was being investigated under Section 18 of the MACC Act 2009.

Hishamuddin said the four suspects would be taken to the Kuala Terengganu sessions court tomorrow to seek a remand order. – Bernama, May 16, 2023

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