In a statement, PAC chairman Wong Kah Woh said the three issues are the defence ministry’s land swap deals from 1995 to 2018, the transport ministry’s Automated Enforcement System (AES) (2012 to 2018) and the education ministry’s 1BestariNet project (2011 to 2019).

He said the PAC decided on the proceedings after it was briefed by the chairman of the special investigation committee on issues concerning public governance, procurement and finance, Ambrin Buang.

“We find there is merit in holding proceedings into the three issues,” said Wong.

On the land swap deals, he said the special committee investigated 16 cases involving 2,923 acres of government land valued at RM4.8 billion.

He said the PAC was informed about issues in the land swap deals resulting in the government suffering losses because of inconsistent land valuations and cases where political considerations took precedence over defence interests.

The first witness for this issue, Wong said, would be the defence ministry secretary-general who will be called in to provide an explanation on Nov 30.

“After this proceeding, the PAC will decide whether to call other witnesses involved in the issue,” he said.

On the AES, Wong said the issue was the Armed Forces Fund Board’s (LTAT) RM555 million takeover of the AES concessionaire which had only invested RM40 million into the project.

The AES uses automated cameras to catch speeding motorists.

On the 1BestariNet project initiated in 2011 at a cost of RM2.7 billion, he said the special committee’s analysis of the project found it failed because of administrative weaknesses.

Launched by then education minister Muhyiddin Yassin, 1BestariNet was aimed at providing government schools with high-speed 4G connectivity and an online learning platform with the Frog Virtual Learning Environment.