‘Red flags’ found after audit into Penang Hindu Endowments Board, says Rayer

 

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‘Red flags’ found after

audit into Penang Hindu

Endowments Board, says

Rayer

Carolyn K

-27 Aug 2024, 04:54 PM

The Penang Hindu Endowments Board chairman wants MACC to investigate and take necessary action.

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Penang Hindu Endowments Board chairman RSN Rayer said the current board members were not going on a witch-hunt.

GEORGE TOWN: 

Several 

red flags

 were discovered by an accredited independent auditor hired to look into the Penang Hindu Endowments Board (PHEB), its chairman RSN Rayer revealed.

Rayer, however, did not provide more details as he did not want to compromise any probe by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).

He said an audit was conducted as he had heard complaints, since taking over the board last year, regarding its administration, management and finances.

The forensic audit report has been completed and we will be handing it over to the MACC for further investigation,

 he said at a press conference.

We hope that the MACC will pursue this matter and take necessary action.

Rayer, who is also the Jelutong MP, said the current PHEB board members were not going on a witch-hunt, adding that past commissioners had said they were willing to provide their cooperation in any investigation.

In 2022, Rayer’s predecessor P Ramasamy said he was prepared to be investigated over claims he had committed abuse of power and criminal breach of trust.

He said this in response to reports lodged by PHEB executive director M Ramachandran.

Ramasamy had said that the national audit department had reviewed PHEB’s documents following the allegations.

When contacted today, Ramasamy said the 

red flags

 detected by the independent auditor were not related to the reports lodged against PHEB in 2022.

I am in the dark about the internal audit and red flags.