Anti-Graft Agency awaits formal report on alleged RM2.1 billion overspending by Rural Development Ministry

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is awaiting a formal report on allegations of a RM2.1 billion overspend by the Ministry of Rural and Regional Development, according to Chief Commissioner Abd Halim Aman. The agency claims to have only become aware of the issue through news reports and has not yet received an official complaint.

MACC Chief Commissioner Abd Halim Aman stated that they only learned about the situation from media reports, implying that there has been no formal complaint lodged with them as of yet. Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Rural and Regional Development, Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, had previously stated that the ministry would not spend beyond its approved government allocations, insisting that all expenditures strictly align with budget figures and official approvals.