MACC probes alleged corruption
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| The waiting area of the Cheras crematorium. |
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| Between 400 and 450 cremation's a month are carried out at the DBKL-run crematorium in Cheras. - Photos P. NATHAN/The Star |
ANOTHER high-ranking Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) official has come under the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) spotlight for alleged abuse of power and corruption.
It is learnt that the said official who is with City Hall’s Engineering Mechanical and Electrical Department is being investigated for a multi-million ringgit Cheras Crematorium maintenance contract.
The senior official had awarded two contracts between 2015 and 2016, namely the maintenance of cremation burners and the purchase of additional six cremation burners worth RM10mil for the underutilised crematorium.
The maintenance contract involves the upkeep of seven cremation burners, costing RM7mil for three years.
MACC initiated the investigation as it deemed the contract value was exorbitant and that DBKL was being overcharged by 1,500%, based on the market rate.
Contractors were also said to have submitted inflated invoices for unnecessary maintenance works.
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