KUALA LUMPUR: Reports detailing the findings in the Auditor General's Report and Public Accounts Committee (PAC) will be submitted to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).
In a statement today, Human Resources Minister Steven Sim said he had instructed the ministry's secretary-general Datuk Seri Khairul Dzaimee Daud and HRD Corp chief executive Datuk Shahul Dawood, to prepare the reports to be submitted to the MACC regarding the findings.
"The ministry takes seriously the reports presented by the Auditor General's Department and the PAC in the parliament yesterday (July 4).
"The audit process focused on HRD Corp's operations from 2019 to 2023," he said.
Sim said he was informed about the audit processes conducted by both bodies when he assumed the ministry portfolio in mid-December last year, subsequently directing the ministry and HRD Corp to provide full cooperation to the Auditor General's Department and PAC.
"The ministry welcomes any related agency interested in conducting further investigations without hesitation.
"The ministry will not compromise on actions that contravene the law," he said.
Over the past six months, the ministry has initiated a re-engineering process to ensure good governance and efficient processes throughout the ministry and its agencies, said Sim.
"My objective is to ensure that the ministry achieves the highest standards of governance and corporate management.
"The reengineering at HRD Corp's level has been implemented to ensure that issues raised in the Auditor General's Department and PAC reports will not recur."
The Auditor General's Report yesterday unveiled that the Gerak Insan Gemilang (GIG) training scheme attended by 3,726 participants, some of whom attended up to 16 times, cost the HRD Corp RM51.69 million.
The report further highlighted irregularities in the deposit payment process for the purchase of the Menara Ikhlas property, totalling RM120 million, citing non-compliance with agreement clauses despite the refunded deposit.
Meanwhile, the PAC in its report found that the investment panel of the HRD Corp failed to report substantial investment activities to its board of directors, leading to a lack of oversight over its investment activities.
It was also revealed that there was also no Bank Negara Malaysia representative as a member panel, which is a violation of the Human Resources Development (HRD) Act 2001.