We are not harassing Selangor, says MACC chief

JEMPOL: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has rubbished claims by Selangor Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali that it was out to harass and intimidate the state.
Its chief commissioner Datuk Dzulkifli Ahmad instead said it was the anti-graft body which is set to lose out more, claiming they are the ones who were more likely to be criticised by various quarters.
"I would like to ask him, who will receive most of the brickbats more often than not? Is it the state government or MACC? Most of the time, it is MACC who will receive the criticism.
"So, his allegations (that MACC was harassing the state) are untrue," he said, here, yesterday.
Dzulkifli was responding to claims by Azmin on Saturday that the harassment and intimidation against the Selangor would continue until the next general election, and that it was out of jealousy over what the state has achieved.
Azmin said this following MACC's raids and probes into Universiti Selangor (Unisel), and Menteri Besar Incorporated (MBI) over allegations of corruption and power abuse involving RM16 million.
Dzulkifli stressed that the commission was merely retrieving documents to help in the investigations and that it was not interfering with the state's affairs.
"Azmin is mistaken about our true intentions," he said.
MACC had, on Aug 22, acting on a report lodged against MBI and private firm Jana Niaga Sdn Bhd (JNSB) on alleged corrupt practises, raided the two organisations as well as Unisel.
It is learnt that MBI had allegedly paid RM16 million to JNSB, the company tasked with maintaining state-owned Unisel's student hostels, in two payments in 2015 and 2016, despite losing the contract in 2013.