MACC chief commissioner Azam Baki said he had instructed his deputy commissioner (Operations) Ahmad Khusairi Yahya to head a task force to probe the issue which was raised in the Auditor-General’s (AG) Report 2019 Series 2.

“The investigation will look into any corruption and abuse of power committed,” he told Bernama today.

The AG’s report which was tabled in the Dewan Rakyat yesterday revealed that the uCustoms system for the Customs department, to replace the Customs Information System (CIS), failed to be completed within 86 months after being given five extensions of time (EOT).

According to the audit report, a total of RM272.99 million had been paid to the vendor and Project Management Office, while only one Liquidated Ascertained Damage (LAD) amounting to RM55,660 was imposed.

Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman Wong Kah Woh urged the MACC to conduct an immediate investigation into the uCustoms system as the government still had to pay for it despite the project having not been completed.

Azam said the MACC had obtained the documents on the uCustoms system from the Customs department to assist in the investigation.

“So far, no individuals have been called to assist in the investigation,” he said, adding that the MACC would also obtain a briefing from the AG.