Another false report by Sarawak Report

It has been proven once again that Sarawak Report news portal was lying when it erroneously claimed that Frankie Chin, a senior officer of Sarawak Energy Berhad, was under investigation by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).

Murum dam: Another false report by Sarawak Report

Both SEB and MACC have denied that Chin was being investigated in relation to the RM4 billion Murum dam project before his recent death.

"SEB denies the allegation and there is no investigation by the MACC on the late Frankie Chin," an SEB spokesperson told Malaysiakini.

This was in response to a report by SR that said Chin, the SEB technical manager, was being investigated for alleged kickbacks from a contractor in the Murum Dam project.

SR claimed MACC had questioned Chin before his sudden death on June 21, due to illness.

The report had also suggested that Chin was under pressure following the probe.

Meanwhile, MACC in a statement this evening confirmed it did not question Chin, nor did it open an investigation against him.

"His death is also not connected with MACC as he was never probed and had never been called to any MACC office for statement.

"The report linking his death to MACC is unfair as it gives a negative impact  to MACC as an anti-graft agency that is free, transparent and professional," MACC investigations division director Mohd Jamidan Abdullah said.

With the denial by both SEB and MACC, it will not be surprising for SR to come up with another cock-up stories to cover its lies.

What else do we expect from SR, anyway?

Three Gorges Development (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, which is the Malaysian subsidiary of China-based Three Gorges Development Company, was tasked with the construction of the dam.