Warisan veep Peter Anthony called in again by MACC

Warisan veep Peter Anthony called in again by MACC

MACC issue warrant demanding Warisan vice-president present himself at the anti-graft agency's headquarters in Putrajaya on Wednesday.

Photo credit facebook Warisan Ubah
Photo credit facebook Warisan Ubah
KOTA KINABALU:
Parti Warisan Sabah vice-president Peter Anthony was questioned again by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) here today, presumably in relation to a Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) project.

Anthony arrived at the anti-graft agency’s office at 9.30am and left about 20 minutes later after being told to present himself at the MACC office in Putrajaya at 8.30am tomorrow.

Speaking to reporters, he said he was called in by the graftbusters to facilitate an investigation although he was not informed what the MACC was investigating.

“I was informed that the MACC have issued a warrant for me to be present at the MACC office in Putrajaya tomorrow,” he said.

On Monday, Warisan president Shafie Apdal was also called in by the MACC and questioned for more than three hours.

The New Straits Times, citing an MACC source, said the questioning was related to a Universiti Malaysia Sabah project.

In August this year, Anthony had denied making a false claim of over RM42 million while undertaking a work contract with UMS.

He was quoted to have said that his company received a certificate confirming it had completed the contract from UMS in compliance with all rules and scopes of work stipulated in the agreement.

The case had put Anthony under the microscope for almost two years although MACC had actually cleared him of any wrongdoing as far back as 2012.

Anthony was among several people detained and later released on bail by the MACC last month in an investigation into alleged embezzlement of RM1.5 billion in rural development funds for Sabah.

Also arrested were Shafie, Shafie’s brothers Yusof Apdal and Hamid Apdal, and Warisan youth chief Mohd Azis Jamman.

It was earlier reported that the MACC was scrutinising 72 out of 350 projects carried out by the rural and regional development ministry for suspected embezzlement of funds.

The projects were planned to be carried out between 2009 and 2015 in Kota Kinabalu, Kudat, Kota Belud, Ranau, Beaufort, Keningau, Lahad Datu, Tawau and Sandakan.

The RM1.5 billion was said to be part of RM7.5 billion allocated for water, electricity and road infrastructure development projects.

Opposition leaders have claimed the investigation was politically motivated to smear the image of Warisan ahead of the 14th general election, but Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and MACC denied this, insisting that the anti-corruption agency operated independently.

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