BY MOHD FARHAAN SHAH
ISKANDAR PUTERI: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) will make several recommendations to the Johor government in relation to the state's housing system.
Chief commissioner Datuk Dzulkifli Ahmad said this was to prevent land scandals from happening again.
He added that there were several weaknesses in the current system, especially involving the conversion of bumiputra lots, which could result in abuse of power and graft.
"We are in the final stages of identifying these loopholes and once (the recommendations) are ready, MACC will give them to the state government," he told the media following an event at the Johor Mentri Besar's Office on Thursday morning.
On Wednesday, Johor executive councillor Datuk Abd Latif Bandi was charged in the Sessions Court with 33 counts of graft.
Among the charges, Abd Latif is accused of having abetted property consultant Amir Shariffuddin Abd Raud to convert bumiputra lots into non-bumiputra lots.
In total, Abd Latif is said to have abetted to convert 1,480 houses.
He is also accused of helping to reduce the quantum of payment that developers had to contribute towards the Johor Housing Fund for converting these lots.
