The home ministry has proposed that cases involving the embezzlement of subsidised diesel fuel through the abuse of fleet cards be prosecuted in court instead of being settled through compounds, reported New Straits Times.
“I have conveyed this to domestic trade and cost of living minister Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali for cases under his ministry. I recommended that investigation papers be opened so that such cases do not merely end with a compound, but result in criminal charges,” said home minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.
Fleet card owners found abusing the facility should also face stricter administrative action, including the immediate revocation of their rights, the home minister said. “The rights of these fleet card owners should be revoked entirely, as these cases involve hundreds of thousands of litres, not merely 10 or 20 litres,” he said.
Police had foiled a fleet card abuse syndicate in Kedah last week, where eligible cardholders who could purchase subsidised diesel at RM2.15 per litre handed over their cards to the syndicate, which then resold the subsidised fuel to industries at market prices, according to the report.
The enforcement that has seen police officers stationed at high-risk petrol stations will continue until further notice, especially near the country’s borders, Saifuddin Nasution said. “The police are undertaking this role to help ensure that leakages, which result in losses to the country, do not occur,” he said.
Last month, domestic trade and cost of living minister Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali said that the monthly allocation for the Subsidised Diesel Control Scheme (SKDS) is estimated to have gone up to RM2.2 billion in March.
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All the smugglers of diesel should be jailed min 10 years.PLus all scammers using internet to scam innocent folks 20 years behind bars.
PMX.Dont chop Health budget.Thanks for maintaining Ron 95 price.Chop the Education budget..the worst performer..with rapes,murders,gangsterism,bullying at very alarming levels.And sack the incompetent menteri.She is a waste of public funds.Dont compromise kesihatan of rakyat.Kementerian Pelajaran,should be targeted,for cuts.
Lol… Masa launching bukan main share data penjimatan sebulan… Skejap je org dah jumpa loophole… Dah tau ada loophole tu ape lg, tutup laaa… Ni buat keje bodo nk cuba tangkap berpuluh ribu org yg misused fleet card tu