KUALA LUMPUR: The arrest and subsequent court charge against businessman-turned-whistleblower Datuk Albert Tei undermine efforts to combat corruption in government, says his lawyer Latheefa Koya. She said Tei’s prosecution was unprecedented, as he was the individual who first exposed the alleged wrongdoing in the ongoing Sabah mineral exploration and mining licensing corruption case. Latheefa said it was...
PUTRAJAYA: Former senior political secretary to the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin, has arrived at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) headquarters on Friday (Nov 28) to assist in an investigation into allegations that he received bribes from businessman Albert Tei. Shamsul Iskandar arrived at the graft busters' headquarters at about noon to record...
PUTRAJAYA: No individuals will be protected by the government if they are linked to investigations by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim emphasised this during the Cabinet meeting earlier on Friday (Nov 28), addressing the graft scandal involving his senior political secretary, Datuk Seri Shamsul...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has called 16 witnesses to help its investigation of a bribery case against enforcement officers suspected of fast-tracking applications for foreign nationals in the Labour Recalibration Programme (RTK). According to a source, MACC is still identifying the company agents involved, with the investigation paper expected to be completed by mid-December. "The...
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court has granted leave to the family of the late Tun Daim Zainuddin to commence a judicial review against the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission's (MACC) order to freeze their bank accounts and assets. Justice Aliza Sulaiman allowed the application on grounds that it had met the necessary threshold for leave to be granted. She...
PUTRAJAYA: The Home Ministry has confirmed that the passport of Datuk Seri Muhammad Adlan Berhan has been revoked. Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said the revocation was carried out following a request made earlier by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to the Immigration Department. “I have been informed by the Immigration Department that the MACC...
KUANTAN: The Pahang Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has nabbed another Musang King durian orchard operator on suspicion of money laundering involving hundreds of thousands of ringgit. The suspect is believed to have acquired, received, possessed, transferred and used money derived from durian cultivation on land with forest reserve status and state-owned land in a district in...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has obtained a court order to block transactions involving US$115.3mil or about RM486.4mil kept in three Swiss bank accounts under the name of Prince Turki Abdullah Abdulaziz Al-Saud. In a statement on Friday (Oct 10), MACC said the restraining order was granted by the Kuala Lumpur High Court to...
KUALA LUMPUR: More than RM169mil of monies in various currencies, linked to former prime minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, has been forfeited by the government. Sessions Court judge Suzana Hussin made the order of forfeiture after allowing the application by the government. Earlier, DPP Mahadi Abdul Jumaat informed the court that no third party has come...
PETALING JAYA: Five suspects have been arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) after they allegedly profited from the illegal cultivation of durian orchards and money laundering. Sources said that the five, who are settlers, had also profited from their durian plantation activities on forest reserves and government land within Pahang. The settlers were arrested on Monday...
