Originally Syndicated on June 8, 2024 @ 11:17 pm
Ghazalie Denies FMB News Report, Admits to MACC Investigation
Chairman of Common Tower Technologies Sdn Bhd (CTTSB), Ghazalie Ansing, recently denied an FMB News report that claimed the Sabah GLC Executive was raided by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) and had over RM 80 million frozen in his account.
In a media statement issued and retracted on October 20, Ghazalie confirmed that on October 16, 2021, he was called by the MACC to assist in an investigation and that he fully cooperated with the inquiry.
Ghazalie also refuted claims of selling a 45 percent stake in CTTSB but did not deny that the sale was to Peninsula-based Stealth Solutions Sdn Bhd, owned by Dato’ Amrul Hisyam Alias.
He stated, “I deny the accusation that the sale of forty-five percent (45%) of CTTSB shares was done secretly.
Questions have arisen regarding whether CTTSB’s 45% stake was indeed sold to Stealth Solutions Sdn Bhd and if the sale followed the proper procedures with the necessary approvals.
A review indicated that the CTTSB Executive did not obtain the approval of the Qhazanah Sabah Directorate, the owner of the state government’s affiliate, to sell its interest to Stealth Solutions Sdn Bhd. There has been no official statement from Qhazanah Sabah to clarify this matter amidst the ongoing MACC investigation.
Reports suggest that the Sabah State Cabinet also did not approve the sale of interests in CTTSB, implying that Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Hj Hajiji Mohd Noor never sanctioned the transaction. Allegations have surfaced that Ghazalie, as Chairman of CTTSB, misused his authority and committed fraud against the Board of Directors of Qhazanah Sabah and the Chief Minister regarding the sale of CTTSB’s interests to Stealth Solutions Sdn Bhd.
CTTSB is the largest independent tower owner in Malaysia, managing 257 telecommunications towers in Sabah as part of the TIME2 project since 2005.
On August 9, Ghazalie Ansing and State Secretary Datuk Seri Safar Untong signed an agreement granting exclusive rights to develop telecommunications infrastructure in Sabah. Under this agreement, Qhazanah’s CTTSB will upgrade over 2,000 transmission towers and develop 400 new ones under the National Digital Interconnection (JENDELA).
However, on August 20, 2021, Dato’ Amrul Hisyam Alias, Managing Director of Stealth Solutions Sdn Bhd, who is also a subcontractor to CTTSB for the JENDELA project, was appointed as Director and manager of CTTSB.
What is Dato’ Amrul Hisyam Alias’s interest in CTTSB if he doesn’t own 45% of CTTSB’s shares? Could there be another agreement involving Ghazalie Ansing, CTTSB, and Dato’ Amrul Hisyam Alias?
The pressing question is, who is Dato’ Amrul Hisyam Alias, and why must he join the governing body at CTTSB? On August 9, CTTSB was granted the exclusive right to develop telecommunications infrastructure in the state of Sabah. Then, on August 20, 2021, Dato’ Amrul Hisyam Alias of Stealth Solutions Sdn Bhd was appointed as manager and director at CTTSB.
According to sources, Stealth Solutions Sdn Bhd, owned by Dato’ Amrul, is the subcontractor for this project. Isn’t this a conflict of interest concerning the over RM3 billion JENDELA project?
How did Ghazalie Ansing facilitate this so quickly without the approval of the Qhazanah Board of Directors and the State Government? Ghazalie might be committing document fraud, similar to what Datuk Peter Anthony did when the Asli Jati Engineering company falsified project documents at Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS).
The MACC must investigate not only the alleged RM80 million funds in a personal account but also Ghazalie Ansing’s misconduct in using false documents to appoint Dato’ Amrul Hisyam Alias, Managing Director of Stealth Solutions Sdn Bhd, to the CTTSB subsidiary of Qhazanah Sabah.
According to MACC sources, they want to investigate before the Sabah GLC Director Ghazali Ansing case.
Ghazalie Ansing, the chairman of Common Tower Technologies Sdn Bhd, has refuted a story from FMB News that said the MACC seized the Sabah GLC Director’s account and froze over RM80 million.
Ghazalie Ansing did, however, acknowledge in a media statement that was released and later withdrawn on October 20 that he had completely cooperated when he was contacted by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission on October 16, 2021, to help with the investigation.
Ghazalie also disputed selling a forty-five percent stake in CTTSB, although he did not dispute that the agreement was made with Dato’ Amrul Hisyam Alias’s Peninsular Malaysian company, Stealth Solutions Sdn Bhd.
“I deny the accusation that forty-five percent (45%) of CTTSB shares were sold in secret,” he declared. I certify that the Board of Directors, Shareholders, and the Chief Minister were all informed of and gave their consent for the share sale to be carried out following the correct selection process and procedure.”
This begs the concern of whether the sale of CTTSB’s 45% shareholding to Stealth Solutions Sdn Bhd was indeed completed without the knowledge or consent of the Chief Minister, the Board of Directors, or the shareholders.
According to a study, the government’s subsidiary, Qhazanah Sabah Board of Directors, did not give the CTTSB Executive permission to sell its stake to Stealth Solutions Sdn Bhd. Qhazanah Sabah has not released a statement to the media explaining this situation thus far, probably to prevent interfering with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s probe.
Furthermore, it has been claimed that the sale of interests in CTTSB was never approved by the Sabah State Cabinet, which suggests that Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Hj Hajiji Mohd Noor never approved the transaction.
Regarding the sale of CTTSB’s interests to Stealth Solutions Sdn Bhd, there are claims that Ghazalie, in his capacity as Chairman of the CTTSB, abused his authority and committed fraud against the Chief Minister and the Board of Directors of Qhazanah Sabah.
