Flood Retentation Ponds Housing Projects: MACC investigates DBKL, DID
SHAH ALAM - The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has called up six people including representatives from the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) and the Drainage and Irrigation Department (DID) over allegations that the status of six flood retention pond projects in Kuala Lumpur has been converted for development purposes.
Without revealing much, MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki said they have been investigating the case for the past one week.
He said MACC will scrutinize the issues raised including its approval process.
"We have called up the relevant individuals.
"MACC officers have also interviewed DBKL and DID representatives for further investigations.
"There are also documents were are currently scrutinizing in detail," he told Sinar Daily on Tuesday.
Azam said that MACC carried out this investigation in light of public concerns regarding these claims, adding that they would investigate the case from various aspects, including elements of corruption and abuse of power.
Sinar Harian had previously reported demands by various stakeholders for MACC to open an investigation paper on DBKL's move to approve 943 residential development projects as well as a mixed development at six flood retention ponds.
The Auditor-General's Report 2019 Series 2 that had gone viral on social media exposing details of the projects approval from 2015 to 2020 despite the country's capital suffering flash floods 48 times during the same period.
