RE:Silterra Graft, as understood in American English, is a form of political corruption defined as the unscrupulous use of a politician's authority for personal gain. Political graft occurs when funds intended for public projects are intentionally misdirected in order to maximize the benefits to private interests.
DNeX unit SilTerra's key personnel held by MACC for questioning
/ September 09, 2021 21:05 pm +08
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 9): Dagang NeXchange Bhd (DNeX) said it has been notified by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) of the arrest of several key management personnel of its semiconductor subsidiary SilTerra Malaysia Sdn Bhd for possible graft.
They were arrested yesterday to assist in MACC's investigation of a potential offence under the MACC Act 2009, DNeX said in a Bursa Malaysia filing today.
"Based on the limited information available to the company, the MACC investigation may potentially be related to a legacy issue.
It added that the business operations of SilTerra will not be affected, and there is no financial or operational impact on DNeX arising from the MACC investigation.
On July 26, DNeX announced that it had completed the acquisition of a 60% equity interest in SilTerra, the nation's biggest chipmaker, from Khazanah Nasional Bhd for RM168.3 million.
The remaining 40% stake was bought from Khazanah by Beijing Integrated Circuit Advanced Manufacturing and High-End Equity Investment Fund Center (Limited Partnership) (CGP Fund).
Shares in DNeX settled unchanged at 73.5 sen, giving the group a market capitalisation of RM2.26 billion. Year to date, the stock has risen by 234% from 22 sen.