The Auditor-General has found that the police have yet to rectify the traffic camera irregularities found in the previous audit reports.

In the 2009 Audit Report, it was stated that PDRM had malfunctioning cameras placed at traffic lights, as evident in the past three Audit Reports from 2006.

traffic police and summons 200606 In the past reports, it was stated that only 48 cameras were functioning, out of the 150 installed.

“Out of the six district police headquarters (IPD) that has the traffic light cameras, only two provided statistics of accidents at the traffic light junctions. No other IPDs did,” said the 2009 report.

The recently-released report also said that some of the damaged traffic cameras have yet to be repaired.

“There was also no evidence that there had been cooperation between the police and local councils on the matter,” said the report.

It was also previously found that there is a lack of police officers trained in handling the cameras and the film, affecting the issuance of summonses.

“Out of the six IPDs, only four prepared two police officers trained specifically in retrieving the film from the cameras and issuing summonses,” said the report.

However, the Auditor-General noted that there were still errors in the pictures caught from the traffic cameras.

Drinking water to Sabah schools still unmaintained

The Auditor-General also highlighted that the provision of clean water to some schools in the interior of Sabah was affected after several unauthorised “modifications” to the project, and that they have yet to be rectified despite the previous audit reports.

water paips “In the few schools visited, there were some modifications to the drinking water supply. These modifications can affect the effectiveness of the clean water supply. The (Education Ministry) is supposed to issue an order so that the modifications have the proper approval,” said the report.

In a follow-up, the Auditor-General said that the ministry has yet to issue a letter on the matter.

The past Audit Reports also highlighted that although the clean water project had been completed, there are still no plans for maintenance because no allocations have been approved.

“Although the project was completed in June 2007 and the warranty period ended in June 2009, the ministry still hasn’t written for an allocation to maintain and service the clean water system,” said the report.