Persatuan Patriot Kebangsaan (Patriot) president BG (Rtd) Mohamed Arshad Raji said that news of the arrest of the leader of project cartel who owns 150 companies and monopolised tender projects indicates just how rotten the system is, and the government must step up its preventive and punitive action accordingly.

"This has sent shock waves throughout the country. Something must have gone terribly wrong with our public administration and the project tender award governance.

"It shows that with regard to corruption and as a nation, we are sick to the core.

"Patriot is appalled at the state of corruption...