The Defence Ministry continued to pay pension to army veterans even after they died, causing the government to lose almost RM12 million, according to the Auditor-General's Report 2013.<br /><br />The Veteran Affairs Department paid out RM11.94 million in pension for 3,786 veterans who had died between 2011 and 2013.<br /><br />Upon realising the mistake, the department moved to recover the amount, but has recovered RM1.69 million or 14.2 percent so far.<br /><br />The third series of the audit report, the last for this year, was tabled in Parliament this morning.
