Govt reviewing formal e-Jamin agreement with Dapat Vista before Cabinet submission, says Kulasegaran

The Malaysian government is reviewing an agreement with Dapat Vista for the e-Jamin online bail payment system before submitting it to the Cabinet.

The e-Jamin system has operated since 2020 without a formal contract, and audits revealed no financial misappropriation among RM255.198 million collected.

Delays in the Sabah Pan Borneo Highway project are due to a shortage of valuers and unsatisfactory contractor performance, prompting government action to expedite land acquisition.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 — The government is reviewing a formal agreement with Dapat Vista Sdn Bhd, the company that operates the e-Jamin system for online payment of court bail, before submitting it to the Cabinet soon.

Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) M. Kulasegaran said relevant departments were fine-tuning the matter to ensure the agreement includes clear terms on services, accountability and transparency.

“We need to expedite the agreement so that the terms can be made known to the public, and there is accountability, and all parties can be aware of the matter,” he said when winding up the debate on the Auditor-General’s Report (LKAN) 2/2026 for his ministry in the Dewan Rakyat yesterday.

Previously, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) reported that the e-Jamin system had been operating for five years since 2020 without a formal contract with the Federal Government.

The PAC said that of the RM193.71 million in bail deposits held in the account as of Dec 31, 2024, Dapat Vista was found to have invested RM130.8 million under the company’s name, generating annual interest of between RM4 million and RM5 million.

Elaborating, Kulasegaran said the PAC had previously put forward three options, namely for the government to purchase the e-Jamin system directly from Dapat Vista; subscribe to the system’s services and products; or pay the maintenance and operating costs before the system is eventually handed over to the government.

However, he said the Ministry of Finance, on Oct 22, 2025, rejected all three commercial proposals and decided to retain the existing system at no cost to the government through a formal agreement, along with a trustee bank structure.

He said the e-Jamin system enables court bail payments to be made online and completed within less than half an hour, compared with about five hours under the previous physical payment method.

Kulasegaran said the e-Jamin system was introduced in 2020 as a stop-gap measure, but its use continued to this day because of the convenience it provided to the public and legal practitioners.

He added that 81,667 bail cases had used the system up to last year, involving collections amounting to RM255.198 million, but audits revealed no instances of financial misappropriation.

Kulasegaran said the government had taken note of the issues related to the investment of bail funds by the company operating the system and acknowledged the need to clearly define the relationship and responsibilities between the government and the operator.

Meanwhile, Works Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi, when winding up the debate on LKAN 2/2026 for his ministry, said a shortage of valuers at the Sabah Land and Survey Department (JTU) was among the main factors contributing to delays in the land acquisition process for the Phase 1 Sabah Pan Borneo Highway (LPB) project.

He said Sabah JTU currently has only seven valuers to handle valuation work statewide, affecting land acquisition and utility relocation at construction sites.

“In addition, the unsatisfactory performance of contractors is also among the causes of the delays. As such, Sabah Public Works Department officers have been instructed to conduct site inspections and ensure that contractors comply with the recovery plans,” he said.

To address the issue, he said the government was strengthening coordination with the state government through a steering committee co-chaired by the secretary-general of the Works Ministry and the Sabah State Secretary, as well as holding special state-level meetings to expedite the resolution of issues related to land acquisition and project implementation.

He said the Phase 1 Sabah Pan Borneo Highway project, comprising 35 work packages, had achieved physical progress of 89.01 per cent for Phase 1A, 37.5 per cent for WP09 and 23.96 per cent for Phase 1B.

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马来西亚政府正在审查与 Dapat Vista 就 e-Jamin 在线保释支付系统达成的协议，之后才会将其提交内阁审议。

e-Jamin 系统自 2020 年以来一直没有正式合同就已投入运营，审计结果显示，在收取的 2.55198 亿令吉中没有发生任何财务挪用。

沙巴泛婆罗洲高速公路项目延误的原因是估价师短缺和承包商表现不佳，促使政府采取行动加快土地征用。

吉隆坡，10 月 8 日讯——政府正在审查与 Dapat Vista Sdn Bhd 公司（该公司运营用于在线支付法庭保释金的 e-Jamin 系统）的正式协议，之后将很快提交内阁审议。

总理府（法律和体制改革）副部长库拉塞加兰表示，相关部门正在对此事进行微调，以确保协议包含有关服务、问责制和透明度的明确条款。

“我们需要加快达成协议，以便公众能够了解协议条款，确保问责制，并让所有各方都了解此事，”他在昨天下议院结束对其部门审计长报告（LKAN）2/2026 的辩论时说道。

此前，公共账目委员会 (PAC) 报告称，e-Jamin 系统自 2020 年以来已运行五年，但一直没有与联邦政府签订正式合同。

公共账目委员会表示，截至 2024 年 12 月 31 日，该账户中持有 1.9371 亿令吉的保释金，其中 Dapat Vista 被发现以公司名义投资了 1.308 亿令吉，每年产生 400 万至 500 万令吉的利息。

库拉塞加兰进一步解释说，PAC此前提出了三个方案，即政府直接从Dapat Vista购买e-Jamin系统；订阅该系统的服务和产品；或者在系统最终移交给政府之前支付维护和运营成本。

然而，他表示，财政部于 2025 年 10 月 22 日驳回了所有三项商业提案，并决定通过正式协议以及信托银行结构，在不给政府带来任何成本的情况下保留现有系统。

他表示，e-Jamin 系统使得法院保释金可以在线支付，并在不到半小时内完成，而之前的实体支付方式则需要大约五个小时。

库拉塞加兰表示，电子证件系统于 2020 年作为一项临时措施推出，但由于其为公众和法律从业人员提供了便利，因此一直沿用至今。

他还补充说，截至去年，已有 81667 起保释案件使用该系统，涉及的保释金总额达 2.55198 亿令吉，但审计结果显示没有发生任何挪用公款的情况。

库拉塞加兰表示，政府已经注意到与运营该系统的公司投资保释资金有关的问题，并承认有必要明确界定政府与运营商之间的关系和责任。

与此同时，工程部长拿督斯里亚历山大·南塔·林吉在结束其部门关于 LKAN 2/2026 的辩论时表示，沙巴土地与测量局 (JTU) 估价师短缺是导致沙巴泛婆罗洲高速公路 (LPB) 第一阶段项目土地征用过程延误的主要因素之一。

他表示，沙巴州估价师协会目前只有七名估价师负责全州的估价工作，这影响了建筑工地的土地征用和公用设施搬迁。

“此外，承包商表现不佳也是造成工期延误的原因之一。因此，沙巴公共工程部门官员已被指示进行现场检查，并确保承包商遵守恢复计划，”他说道。

他表示，为解决这一问题，政府正在通过由工程部秘书长和沙巴州秘书共同主持的指导委员会加强与州政府的协调，并召开州级特别会议，以加快解决与土地征用和项目实施有关的问题。

他表示，沙巴泛婆罗洲高速公路一期工程共分为 35 个工作包，其中一期 A 部分的实际进度为 89.01%，工作包 9 为 37.5%，一期 B 部分为 23.96%。

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