Sixty sen out of every ringgit allocated by the Federal Government for water projects was siphoned off into the pockets of many individuals. The official, who has knowledge of developments in the investigations involving the two senior Sabah Water Department officers, said there seemed to be an unprecedented scale of corruption involving the siphoning of federal allocations amounting to RM3.3bil for water projects in Sabah since 2010. It is believed the tender process was fixed so that proxy companies would get the project at inflated prices. MACC deputy chief commissioner (operations) Datuk Azam Baki has confirmed that there are 38 companies owned by family and friends of the two detained civil servants. MACC sources said they had identified 40 witnesses, mainly state Water Department officials involved in processing the contracts and contractors, to have their statements recorded.

Source: The Star October 07, 2016 23:26 UTC