Kuala Lumpur – The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has not mentioned any corruption elements within the Human Resource Development Corporation (HRD Corp), says lawyer Amrit Pal Singh.

He stated that all parties should remain open-minded and allow the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to investigate the matter professionally to achieve the intended outcomes.

“This is not the case; as soon as MACC visited the HRD Corp office, many people made various assumptions even though PAC has never mentioned any elements of corruption or abuse of power by HRD Corp management.

“As a legal practitioner, I would like to remind everyone that our principle is clear: a person cannot be judged guilty until proven so.

“We cannot ‘judge’ based on today’s social media, whose network knows no boundaries,” he said in a statement today.

The Auditor General’s Report 2/2024 previously recommended that the Ministry of Human Resources (MOHR) take appropriate action against HRD Corp management for identified irregularities by referring to the relevant enforcement agencies.

The report revealed that some actions and decisions by HRD Corp management did not comply with procedures and safeguard the interests in achieving the company’s founding functions.

The PAC also reportedly disclosed that RM3.77 billion in levy collections from employers was used by HRD Corp’s Training Program to invest in various activities that are not the agency’s objectives. -MalayaDailyToday