Govt initiates legal action against Zetrix AI over unpaid JPJ revenue, rejected RM231m cheque

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 — The government is taking civil legal action against collection agent Zetrix AI Berhad after the company failed to remit millions in government revenue collected on behalf of the Road Transport Department (JPJ).

Transport Minister Anthony Loke said the legal action followed the company’s failure to settle its total outstanding balance and accrued late-payment penalties within the stipulated deadline.

“Any delay in remitting the funds is categorised as a serious breach of contract terms,” Loke said when winding up his ministry’s Budget 2027 second reading debate.

“The government has also established full settlement of all outstanding balances, including late-transfer penalties, as an absolute prerequisite before granting any approval for extension or further operational consideration,” he added.

“We are currently in the process of taking legal action, including filing a civil lawsuit against the company, following its failure to settle the total outstanding amount along with penalties within the stipulated timeframe.”

JPJ initiated follow-up actions between May 19 and October 4, issuing 35 reminder notices and holding four engagement sessions, alongside special discussions, to demand the unremitted revenue.

Loke said that after repeated warnings, the company submitted a post-dated RHB Bank Berhad cheque dated September 30, 2026, valued at RM231 million. The cheque was intended to settle outstanding revenue collected up to August 17, but could not be honoured.

JPJ formally terminated its services with Zetrix AI as a revenue collection agent effective October 5. JPJ subsequently lodged a police report on October 7 over the unremitted government revenue.

To prevent similar issues in the future, Loke said the Transport Ministry and JPJ were tightening internal controls, including upgrading the MySIKAP portal and MyJPJ super app to reduce reliance on third-party collection agents.

The government is also reviewing a proposed mechanism with the Ministry of Finance and the Accountant-General’s Department to route all revenue directly into Treasury accounts without passing through third-party intermediaries, he added.

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吉隆坡，10 月 27 日讯——政府对收款代理公司 Zetrix AI Berhad 提起民事诉讼，原因是该公司未能上缴代表陆路交通局 (JPJ) 收取的数百万政府税款。

交通部长陆兆福表示，此次法律诉讼是由于该公司未能按规定期限结清所有未付余额并产生滞纳金。

陆兆福在结束其部门2027年财政预算案二读辩论时表示：“任何延迟汇款的行为都属于严重违反合同条款。”

他还补充说：“政府已将全额结清所有未结余额（包括逾期转账罚款）作为批准延期或进一步运营考虑的绝对前提条件。”

“由于该公司未能按规定时间结清所有未付金额及罚款，我们目前正在采取法律行动，包括对该公司提起民事诉讼。”

JPJ 从 5 月 19 日至 10 月 4 日期间采取了后续行动，发出 35 份催缴通知，举行了四次沟通会议，并进行了特别讨论，以要求缴纳未缴纳的税款。

陆兆福表示，在多次警告后，该公司提交了一张日期为2026年9月30日、金额为2.31亿令吉的RHB银行远期支票。该支票旨在结算截至8月17日收取的未付账款，但未能兑现。

JPJ于10月5日起正式终止与Zetrix AI的税收代理服务。随后，JPJ于10月7日就未上缴的政府税收向警方报案。

陆兆福表示，为防止未来出现类似问题，交通部和陆路交通局正在加强内部控制，包括升级 MySIKAP 门户网站和 MyJPJ 超级应用程序，以减少对第三方收款代理的依赖。

他还补充说，政府正在与财政部和会计总署审查一项拟议机制，将所有收入直接汇入国库账户，而无需通过第三方中介机构。

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