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Transparency International Malaysia (TI-M) has urged Malaysian authorities to stop allowing private companies to hold public funds when managing government fines, following a case where Zetrix AI Bhd failed to return RM314 million in parking fees and traffic fines since May. The private company, formerly known as MyEG Services Bhd, received 35 warning notices and held four meetings with the Road Transport Department (JPJ) before ultimately submitting a solution proposal to the federal government.

However, the company's founder, Raymon Ram, criticized JPJ's delayed response, stating that sending only repeated warnings when millions of ringgit in government fines were accumulating was not an effective control mechanism. He called for a forensic audit to establish a clear timeline of events, starting from the initial failure to return funds to the government.

Additionally, Raymon emphasized that any oversight should involve senior staff, rather than just lower-level employees, if they are aware of the increasing risk of unreturned fines and have the power to intervene.