Malaysia’s ‘most powerful’ person under probe, says MACC
BY DIYANA IBRAHIM
Published: 12 October 2015 5:55 PM
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission is investigating the country’s most powerful person, says Datuk Seri Zakaria Jaafar, the agency’s outgoing deputy chief commissioner. – The Malaysian Insider file pic, October 12, 2015.The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is in the midst of investigating the most powerful person in the country, says outgoing deputy chief commissioner Datuk Seri Zakaria Jaafar.
He said this person was investigated in relation to Finance Ministry-owned firm SRC International Sdn Bhd, and a sum of money worth RM2.6 billion.
"We are faced with an investigation that involves the most powerful person in the country," he said today in his retirement speech at the MACC Academy in Kuala Lumpur today.
"For as long as I have served in ACA and MACC, it never crossed my mind that the commission would face a challenge this big as what we are seeing today.
"Everyone is in the know that we are carrying out the biggest investigation since 1967. The officers involved need the full support to work in this very difficult field," said Zakaria, who retires today as deputy chief commissioner (management and professionalism).
SRC International was former a subsidiary of state investment firm 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) and was later placed under the finance ministry.
It drew controversy for taking a RM4 billion loan from government pension fund, Retirement Fund Incorporated.
The RM2.6 billion fund was reported by The Wall Street Journal to have been transferred to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's personal accounts. MACC has already confirmed the funds as a political donation from an unknown Middle Eastern donor.
It is not known what the money has been used for, although Najib said he was holding the funds in trust on behalf of Umno. – October 12, 2015.
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