KUALA LUMPUR (April 4): The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has initiated a proceeding on Kuala Lumpur City Council (DBKL) land deals today, says its chairman Datuk Seri Ronald Kiandee.

"The proceeding on the DBKL land sale started today," said Kiandee.

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) had probed into the sale of 64 land parcels by DBKL previously, 48 of which were cleared by the commission as at July 18 last year.

PAC is also currently looking at the deal surrounding the Automated Enforcement System (AES) on road offences, said Kiandee, adding that the committee has previously initiated a proceeding into Khazanah Nasional Bhd.

"Now there are new issues. We have called in [related individuals] for Khazanah, AES; so now we are going to call in DBKL [on its] land deals," Kiandee added.

On Khazanah, Kiandee said PAC had initiated a proceeding on Khazanah but "was satisfied that there is no further enquiry needed".

"A report will be submitted to the Parliament," said Kiandee. He did not elaborate on the reason for the initial proceeding against Khazanah.

On AES, it has been widely reported that Armed Forces Fund Board (LTAT) acquired AES for RM555 million in 2014, a price tag deemed by some as overpriced.

LTAT said the previous Barisan Nasional government had agreed to take over the system from the armed forces fund at its full investment cost plus 12% annual return for the 2½-year period that it owned the concessionaires.

The new government is reportedly still negotiating the final sum.

"There will be a briefing by [former Auditor-General] Tan Sri Ambrin Buang on the AES. It will be up to the PAC to decide whether to initiate an investigation," said Kiandee.