Socso claim process to be overhauled in wake of recent abuses, says Sim

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The authorities will put a stop to false Social Security Organisation (Socso) disability claims, says Human Resources Minister Steven Sim.  At a press conference on Wednesday (Sept 4), Sim stated that Socso's claims system will be reviewed and revamped to prevent such abuses from recurring.  Read more at https://shorturl.at/7tsQI  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Today, I would like to present a PC based on the testimony of several individuals involved in the Perkeso false charge case.

00:13In fact, Perkeso, through an in-depth investigation that began this year,

00:19carried out by the Anti-Fraud, Ethical and Integrity Unit of Perkeso,

00:26we have revealed the existence of a series of fake fraud charges,

00:33especially in the aspect of Faidah losing her permanent job.

00:40And in our investigation, we found that this cartel has been operating for several years.

00:49So, following the in-depth investigation, Perkeso has taken the initiative to report this case to the SPRM.

01:00And starting in July this year, Perkeso, together with the SPRM,

01:08has carried out an Ops Tunjang to pass the false charge cartel.

01:14So far, the SPRM, through the Ops Tunjang, has arrested 32 individuals,

01:21including 3 drug addicts, on September 3, 2024, yesterday.

01:27And the value of the loss due to the cartel's activities so far is expected to exceed RM2 million.

01:35The Ops Tunjang will continue.

01:37Even though we have arrested 32 individuals yesterday,

01:41the Ops Tunjang will continue with the cooperation of the SPRM and the Ministry of Health of Malaysia, KKM.

01:48Kesumar and Perkeso will not compromise on this issue.

01:52We are determined to fight such cartels endlessly.

01:58Because the purpose of this Faidah is to be handed over to their worthy successors and heirs.

02:05So, there is no compromise on this issue.

02:09I have also instructed Perkeso to take a proactive step,

02:15to carry out a challenge to the process of making a claim,

02:20so that we can avoid things like this from happening again.

02:24YB has informed us about the process of investigating Perkeso.

02:32As stated by YB, we will not stop here.

02:37We will continue to investigate.

02:40Maybe there will be more cases of claims that will be identified for sure.

02:45And the procedure will be taken for us to cooperate with the SPRM.

02:50Maybe there is an SOP from Perkeso himself,

02:53which is said to be a breach,

02:56because Dato Sumi said earlier that there was an investigation at the hospital and so on.

03:00So, if there is an investigation, it is impossible for people to say that it is a breach.

03:07Or will the SOP itself be cleaned up now or what?

03:11The SOP from Perkeso itself?

03:12We actually have existing mechanisms,

03:17as stated by Dato Sumi.

03:22There are various parties involved.

03:24So, it's not just one party.

03:27There is the example of private hospitals.

03:29Then, there is the group of doctors.

03:31These are two different parties.

03:33Then, there are also our process officers.

03:37So, actually, there is already a process involving various parties.

03:42But we see through this investigation,

03:45starting from, as I said, an in-depth investigation,

03:47this teaching tells us that

03:50we need to upgrade the mechanism of saving and balancing,

03:54or check and balance,

03:55to ensure that there are no gaps.

03:59Now, we can close everything.

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