Penang cops call witnesses over alleged Covid-19 vaccine scam

 

Penang police will record the testimonies of several witnesses to assist in investigations over the allegedly fraudulent offer of Covid-19 vaccines made to the state.

State police chief Sahabudin Abd Manan said so far they received six police reports from several individuals representing political parties, including from the Penang Chief Minister's office.

"On May 19, the police received a report regarding the statement by Science, Technology, and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin that the vaccine contribution (offer) to the chief minister was a scam.

"Following the police report, an investigation was conducted by the Penang Commercial Crime Investigation Department under Sections 420 and 511 of the Penal Code," he said in a statement today, which was posted on the Penang police Facebook page. 

Sahabudin added that the investigation was still at an early stage and several actions needed to be taken, including recording the conversations of witnesses from the relevant companies, the Covid-19 National Immunisation Programme office, and the chief minister's office.

He said an initial investigation found that the author of a letter offering two million doses of Sinovac vaccines to the Penang government was only a verbally appointed representative of Xintai Development Enterprise Ltd and not the company's managing director as stated in the letter.

Sahabudin said they will contact the company to confirm its registration status and the role of the letter's author.

"The modus operandi of this case is that an individual who is a representative of Xintai Development Enterprise Ltd is believed to be trying to deceive the Penang government by offering two million doses of Sinovac vaccine which is believed to be non-existent," he added.

According to him, the author also confirmed that the signature on the letter sent to the Penang chief minister's office was his.

"Police are conducting an investigation and completing the investigation paper of the case before sending it to the Penang state director of prosecution's office for advice and views," he said.

Businessperson Yong Chee Kong had earlier been questioned by police in Sabah over the vaccine offer. 

Sabah police chief Hazani Ghazali said police were investigating the case but did not say whether Yong would be arrested. - Mkini

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