Minister: Iksim’s operations suspended, allocated funds unaccounted for
Jerry Choong
Malay Mail6 August 2018
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department in charge of Islamic Affairs Datuk Mujahid Yusof Rawa speaks to reporters at Parliament in Kuala Lumpur August 6, 2018. — Picture by Miera ZulyanaMore
KUALA LUMPUR, August 6 — The Malaysia Islamic Strategic Research Institute’s (Iksim) operations have been suspended, as over 97 per cent of its allocated funds cannot yet be accounted for.
This was revealed by Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department in charge of Islamic Affairs Datuk Mujahid Yusof Rawa, who said it had only been announced today in Parliament.
“When I took up the post, I instructed for an audit to be conducted. Likewise, the Federal Territories Islamic Religious Council (MAIWP), who provided Iksim with its allocation, also conducted its own internal audit,” he told reporters in Parliament today.
It was discovered that out of the RM7.6 million allocation Iksim received, some RM7.4 million could not be traced.
“There is no documentation on how the money was spent, what it was spent on, where they spent it,” Mujahid said.
