PETALING JAYA: The investigation by the Governance, Procurement and Finance Investigating Committee (GPFIC) on the Ministry of Defence (Mindef) will be continued with the focus shifted to the maintenance and purchase of military assets.
The investigation by the Governance, Procurement and Finance Investigating Committee on the Ministry of Defence will be continued with the focus shifted to the maintenance and purchase of military assets.
Mohamad, when briefing on the final report, drew the attention of the members of Dewan Negara that the losses or leaks of government revenue, through the land swap projects involving 2,923 acres belonging to the ministry, were in excess of RM500mil. ‘’Meanwhile, 10 of the 16 projects were initiated after receiving unsolicited proposals from the private sector whereby the private sector identified the replacement land and subsequently proposed the development projects to be considered by the Ministry of Defence,’’ he said.
“At the same time, the ministry is also involved with several series of discussions with the Public-Private Cooperation Unit to determine the latest direction in the implementation of the land swap projects in line with the suggestions for improvements from the investigation committee,’’ he said. The ministry also said that no comprehensive due diligence was done on the companies involved, especially on their technical and financial capabilities and it had led to delay and failure of the projects.
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