July 27, 2012
MACC welcomes evidence from former Ho Hup Managing Director
by Malaysiakini
The former construction company managing director who had accused Attorney-General Abdul Gani Patail of corruption and abuse of power is welcome to submit any evidence to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to support his allegations, the commission said.
“If (former Ho Hup Construction Company Bhd managing director) Low Tuck Choy has any evidence that could support his allegations, he is most welcome to pass it to the MACC to assist in the investigations. So far, Low has not done so.
“For now, however, the commission is of the opinion that Low is not yet required to be called for questioning unless he has concrete evidence of the misconduct,” the MACC said in a statement today.
The commission was responding to Malaysiakini’s report yesterday, where Low complained that MACC had not called him to have his statement recorded and accused it of not taking action on his report, lodged in 2010.
Low also quoted Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Liew 
Vui Kong as telling the Parliament last month that the MACC is still considering the possibility of investigating the allegations.
Denying this, the MACC said, “In actual fact, MACC started its investigations to this case on September 9, 2011, right after information pertaining to this case was received from the public.
“Following this, the commission had taken proactive steps to initiate investigations on the allegation.”
The MACC statement today raises questions on whether Liew could have misled parliament in his reply to a question on this issue from Puchong MP Gobind Singh Deo.
Police have taken Low’s statement
In a related development, police have taken Low’s statement recently after he lodged the Police report on July 20 at the Kuala Lumpur Police station. However, it was learnt that other authorities, namely the MACC, have yet to take his statement.
Low had alleged in his Police report that the RM18,000 payment for electrical work for a bungalow in Seremban was paid by Ho Hup on behalf of Abdul Gani in 2009. This was done through a Ho Hup cash voucher with Abdul Gani’s name on it, and other documents pertaining to this transaction are genuine, he said.
He has also alleged that Abdul Gani was involved in the Ho Hup boardroom tussle where the A-G was said to be favouring fellow Sabahan and former company Deputy chairperson Vincent Lye.
When contacted by Malaysiakini, Low confirmed the Police had taken his statement following the report he lodged last week.
“An officer from commercial crime recorded my statement but the person did not indicate under what section the investigations are being done,” he said.
When asked whether the MACC or officers from the Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Ministry had also approached him following his report, Low said no.
However, the 54-year-old former Ho Hup managing director said he is willing to extend his cooperation when needed.
Besides lodging a complaint to the MACC, Low had also complained to Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Minister Ismail Sabri over Ho Hup’s predicament in 2010. All this while Abdul Gani has denied owning any house in Seremban.
Sooner or later, bad karma catches up with every miscreant… no matter whom or how influential their protector happens to be! Gani, Gani, Gone… that’s the rakyat’s ardent prayer.
Over here this guy would be brought in front of the grand jury without the benefit of counsel and made to answer questions on oath. His testimony is not subject to the usual rules of evidence that would keep out heresay evidence. Evidence only has to be relevant to be admissible.
There won’t be any Reconciliation Court ala South Africa if that’s what BN is hoping for.For them BN goons,we will do unto them as they have done unto the others,kangaroo court,here we come.
To me, MACC is now listening and responding to the public and communicating. Public officials and those in the private sector must be subject to close scrutiny if we are to rid our country of the scourge of corruption and misuse of power for personal gain. As members of the public, we should not engage in bribery. There is nothing than Norway on this score. The culture there does not condone acts of bribery and corruption. It is not it as New Yorkers would say.–Din Merican
Din .This is vary interesting development.Now Dato Ramli the former commercial crime chief,now a board member of Ho Hup.Let see if Dato Ramli can korek more evidence in Ho Hup that can implicate Gani Pathil.Heaven got eyes.
Din,did you see the picture Gani Pathil and Vincent Lye taken together in Ho Hup Office.It was posted before in Malaysiakini and Malaysia Insider.
What evidence does MACC require again? Here we have some one so willingly putting his head on the chopping board, coming out to say about the specific “corrupt” act, with the invoice and its details.
MACC can just call him in for the due deligence.
Actually , I am very afraid for the safety of this former Ho Hup Managing Director.
Will he be sharing the same fate as Teoh Beng Hock and Sarbani
True. But so far it has been a lot of ho-hum.