KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 — The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) will get a statement from Human Resources Minister V. Sivakumar on the Human Resource Development Corporation’s (HRD Corp) training funds’ management and its effectiveness during its proceedings next Thursday (November 2).
Its chairman, Datuk Mas Ermieyati Samsudin, said Sivakumar was called because his name was mentioned in the proceedings on Monday (October 23), while another witness, a representative from the Ministry of Finance (MoF) within HRD Corp, appointed by the MoF, will be asked to explain on Wednesday (November 1).
“The decision to call both was made after the first proceedings the other day and is aimed at fairness to all parties. I request all witnesses present themselves to assist the PAC in completing the investigation,” she said during a press conference in the Parliament building today.
The ministry’s deputy secretary-general (Policy and International), Datuk Amran Ahmad, and HRD Corp chief executive officer, Datuk Shahul Dawood, were the two individuals called to give their statements in the first proceedings.
Ermieyati also expressed her disappointment over a report from a portal on Tuesday (October 24) which published an article titled ‘PAC bimbang kurang pemantauan dalam HRD Corp’ which was deemed to have used unreliable sources.
“All PAC proceedings are subject to Standing Order 85, and all information is under the Official Secrets Act 1972 (Act 88). I hope the media takes more responsibility and obtains reliable sources,” she said.
In a separate development, the investigation report on the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) capable Second Generation Patrol Vessel procurement project for the Royal Malaysian Navy for June to September 2023 is expected to be presented in the meeting.
— Bernama
