No graft in construction of RM50,000 wooden jetty: MACC

KUALA LUMPUR – The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) said it has found no element of corruption in the wooden jetty construction project in Kg Mutap, Miri, Sarawak that went viral on social media recently.

A MACC source said that the timber used in the RM50,000 project was genuine belian timber and certified by experts.

According to the source, the MACC headquarters had instructed Sarawak MACC to look into the project under the state’s Public Works Department (PWD), following allegations by the public that it was too expensive for a 15m wooden jetty.

“The results of the investigation did not find any corruption or irregularities in the project,” the source said.

On Sunday, Sarawak PWD uploaded a picture of the wooden jetty together with the construction cost on its Facebook page, which generated criticism from the public who assumed the cost was too expensive for a wooden jetty and urged MACC to investigate the matter.

Meanwhile, MACC senior director of investigation Datuk Seri Hishamuddin Hashim confirmed the matter when contacted, but declined to comment further. – Bernama pic, April 13, 2022