{"id":15717,"date":"2022-12-06T23:33:06","date_gmt":"2022-12-06T15:33:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=15717"},"modified":"2022-12-06T23:33:07","modified_gmt":"2022-12-06T15:33:07","slug":"rm600-billion-govt-funds-macc-opens-investigation-paper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=15717","title":{"rendered":"RM600 Billion Govt Funds: MACC opens investigation paper"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>PUTRAJAYA, Dec 6<\/strong> &#8212; The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has opened an investigation paper on the misappropriation of RM600 billion in funds by the previous government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki when contacted by Bernama confirmed the matter but declined to reveal more details on the investigation being carried out by the agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cYes, MACC has opened an investigation paper on the issue (RM600 billion funds),\u201d<\/em> he said briefly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The controversy over&nbsp;the usage of emergency funds totalling more than RM600 billion when the country was facing the COVID-19 pandemic had been raised by former Melaka Chief Minister Adly Zahari on Nov 15.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/d5fbab2f8961fa4da0f737ded531ee785f4f65db81146-1024x580.jpg\" alt=\"investigation paper\" class=\"wp-image-6176\" width=\"556\" height=\"314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/d5fbab2f8961fa4da0f737ded531ee785f4f65db81146-1024x580.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/d5fbab2f8961fa4da0f737ded531ee785f4f65db81146-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/d5fbab2f8961fa4da0f737ded531ee785f4f65db81146-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/d5fbab2f8961fa4da0f737ded531ee785f4f65db81146-176x100.jpg 176w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/d5fbab2f8961fa4da0f737ded531ee785f4f65db81146-350x198.jpg 350w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/d5fbab2f8961fa4da0f737ded531ee785f4f65db81146-800x453.jpg 800w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/d5fbab2f8961fa4da0f737ded531ee785f4f65db81146.jpg 1048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 556px) 100vw, 556px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yesterday, Prime Minister&nbsp;Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said he would leave it to the investigation body&nbsp;to look into the issue of the RM600 billion allegedly misappropriated by the earlier government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Anwar, the Finance Ministry had acknowledged&nbsp;several breaches involving the funds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former Prime Minister&nbsp;Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin was&nbsp;yesterday reported as saying that he was not afraid to be investigated over&nbsp;allegations of misappropriating government funds amounting to RM600 billion when heading the administration before this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/\">NMT<\/a> as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bernama.com\/en\/news.php?id=2145474\">Bernama<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PUTRAJAYA, Dec 6 &#8212; 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