MACC deputy chief commissioner (Operations) Azam Baki said the commission was entering the final stage of its investigation and was expected to submit its investigation paper to the Attorney-General’s Chambers soon.

He said they had taken almost a month to analyse the payment vouchers issued between 2008 and 2016.

“The vouchers were extracted from the tens of thousands of files on claims for payments involving all Sabah government departments,” he said in a statement here today.

Azam said the investigation was done meticulously by a team of 137 MACC officers to ensure that all evidence was properly gathered to prevent any problems when the case was presented in court.

He said the MACC had also obtained remand orders for 28 individuals, comprising a former director, two former deputy directors, 23 engineers and technicians, and two civilians linked to the case.

The MACC had also recorded statements from over 200 witnesses and frozen RM114.5 million in cash, trust funds, movable and immovable assets traced in the country and overseas, during the investigation that began on Oct 4.