Report: MACC freezes RM3.2m over Penjana Kerjaya probe

MACC has frozen several bank accounts holding RM3.2 million and arrested 67 suspects in its investigation into the Penjana Kerjaya hiring incentive programme.

According to a news report, all those arrested and whose bank accounts got frozen were suspected to be involved in false incentive claims made by unscrupulous companies.

Anti-graft investigators had also seized a number of assets, including luxury vehicles from the suspects and are searching for more.

Quoting sources, Malay-daily Utusan Malaysia said the latest individual MACC arrested in its operation dubbed “Op Hire 2.0 “was a man whom investigators picked up in Sarawak yesterday.

"All the suspects arrested are companies' owners, directors and managers," a source reportedly told the daily.

According to the report, some of the suspects were found to have abused the incentives they got under the incentive scheme to amass personal wealth, including buying luxury items and assets.

MACC investigations director Hishamuddin Hashim had confirmed the facts, said the daily.

“Op Hire 2.0 “is an operation to curb the misappropriation and leakage of government funds as a result of false claims made by company directors under Penjana Kerjaya.

It is an extension of the implementation of “Op Hire 1.0” in 2022, which was held in cooperation with the Social Security Organisation (Socso) and MACC.

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