PETALING JAYA: Action will be taken against 102 civil servants and 24
companies following investigations into wrongdoings reported in the
Auditor-General’s Report 2008.
The special task force, which was
set up to scrutinise the wrongdoings, has so far completed
investigations into nearly half of the identified cases.
Chief
Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Sidek Hassan said a total of 374
federal cases were identified and investigations into 187 cases have
been completed.
At state-level, 55 cases were identified with
investigations into 19 cases completed.
“In the federal cases,
four officers from three government companies will have their services
terminated while another four civil servants and two police officers
will be fined an equivalent of two to three days’ emolument.”
A
total of 14 federal officers face disciplinary action in the form of a
warning and would not be considered for promotion in the next 12 months.
Another 12 federal officers would also be given oral warnings by
their respective department heads.
Disciplinary letters without
the intention of sacking or demotion is also being issued against 36
civil servants.
He said through these letters, they would be
given 21 days to plead their case and explain why disciplinary action
should not be taken against them.
In nine state-level cases,
action would be taken against 30 government officers and one contractor
company.
The action against the officers would be termination or a
warning while the company would be blacklisted and not given a licence
or permit to develop new projects under the Local Government and Housing
Ministry.
He added civil action would be taken against 16
companies involved in federal cases while seven others have been
blacklisted.
They will not be considered for future government
projects for a period of time set by the Finance Ministry.
“Of
the remaining 82 federal cases that were investigated, no action would
be taken against the government officers as investigations show that the
offences that occurred were unintentional and caused by factors beyond
their control,” he said.
Sidek added 91 federal and 36 state
level cases were still being probed.
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