KUALA LUMPUR: The sale of Land Grant 18335, Lot 41, Section 51 in Kuala Lumpur (Land Lot 41) to Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) by the government through special vehicle company Hartanah Mampan Sdn Bhd was for the purpose of funding of 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB)'s rationalisation plan.
According to Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman Wong Kah Woh, the acquisition price of RM2.07 billion was made by BNM on Dec 19 2017 (RM1.035 billion) and Dec 27 2017 (RM1.035 billion) with the proceeds of the sale used to fund 1MDB's rationalisation plan on Dec 31 the same year.
PAC which held a proceeding on the land issue on Sept 20 among others concluded that BNM did not plan to purchase Lot 41 before the offer was made by the Finance Ministry (MOF).
"The Lot 41 acquisition plan did not exist in the annual BNM strategic planning for 2015 to 2017 despite BNM stating the purpose is to develop a financial services education hub in the long term," he said in a statement today.
Wong said three witnesses called to the proceeding were deputy Auditor General (Performance) Patimah Ramuji, Treasury secretary-general Datuk Asri Hamidon and Bank Negara governor Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus.
In its findings, PAC also found BNM did not conduct adequate due diligence in the purchase of Lot 41 apart from BNM board of directors making the decision to purchase Lot 41 in nine days after discussions with MOF on Aug 15 2017 and three days after the offer was made by MOF on Aug 21 the same year."The acquisition transaction was completed in a short period of four months. All these raised doubts on whether BNM was under pressure from the government in making a decision," according to Wong.
"The evaluation of Malaysia Property Services and Evaluation Department (JPPH) based on the status of the existing ownership status namely Land Usage category 'None', Real Condition 'None' and the institutional zoning with a plot ratio of 1:2 was RM1,421,650,000," he said.
Wong said the acquisition payment price of RM2.07 billion was inappropriately carried out without earlier changing the Land Use Status from 'None' to 'Building' and the breaking of boundaries /sub-division which was part-owned by the Malaysia Space Agency (MYSA).
Therefore, PAC proposed that it was important for BNM to be able to make decisions on its investment and development independently without being influenced by other parties while respecting the land sale transaction profited the government.
BNM also needed to quickly resolve the issue of changing the Land Use Cateogry and sub-division of Lot 41 apart from thorough planning to optimise the use of Lot 41, he said.
According to Wong, the issue of land is part of the findings of the National Audit Department (NAD) in the Auditor-General's Report (LKAN) Year 2019 Financial Statements and Compliance Audit of Federal Agencies tabled in Parliament on Dec 10 2020.
-- BERNAMA
Bernama
Mon Dec 13 2021
Wong Kah Woh said the sale of Land Grant 18335, Lot 41, Section 51 in Kuala Lumpur (Land Lot 41) to BNM by the government through special vehicle company Hartanah Mampan Sdn Bhd was for the purpose of funding 1MDB's rationalisation plan. - BERNAMA
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