2 ministries 'years late' in reporting losses, says A-G

PETALING JAYA: The Auditor-General’s Report 2019 has revealed that two ministries have neglected and delayed lodging police reports over loss of public money and movable assets, saying that some cases have been delayed for years.For the education ministry, it said police reports for 21 cases of loss of public money and movable assets amounting to RM705,894 had not been, or were late in being lodged by between three and 1,746 days.

It found that preliminary reports for 13 cases of loss of public money amounting to RM669,718 were not yet or were late to be prepared by between seven and 1,922 days. A reply from the education ministry to the audit department said the delay in lodging the official reports was due to the late response of its responsibility centre, incomplete reports and the time taken by the district education officer to investigate the cases.

“The preliminary reports for four cases amounting to RM405,176 were also delayed by between 38 and 1,484 days,” the A-G’s report said.

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