BANGI, Sept 26 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) will be focusing on the aspects of internet data and service quality in its investigation into the 1BestariNet project to schools nationwide.
MACC chief Tan Sri Azam Baki said the investigation will look at the provision of data to 8,000 schools across the country on whether it was supplied according to the specified contract specifications or otherwise.
“1BestariNet is still under investigation, we see that it involves the quality of service provided to schools and both if there is no data supplied to the schools involved.
“According to the contract, 1BestariNet has to supply internet services to schools across the country according to the stipulated speed and amount of data. We need to look at this because under the law, if a claim involving a service is made but it is not supplied, then it is an offence,” he said.
He was addressing a press conference after the opening of the third National Governance, Integrity and Anti-Corruption Research Conference led by the Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar.
Commenting further, Azam said the investigation was expected to take some time as he had to carry out further investigations in all schools across the country.
Earlier, the media reported that the MACC had started an investigation into payment claims of the Education Ministry’s 1BestariNet service tender, worth RM4 billion, which was awarded to YTL Communications Sdn Bhd in 2011.
— Bernama
