I will act without fear or favour, A-G says of RM2.6 billion, SRC probes
Malaysian Insider
Attorney-General Tan Sri Mohamed Apandi Ali today said his decisions on the RM2.6 billion found in the prime minister's personal accounts and SRC International would be made according to applicable laws.
"I will study (the investigation papers) according to the law," Apandi told The Malaysian Insider through WhatsApp.
Saying he would act without fear or favour, Apandi added that no parties should pressure him to complete his task.
The former Federal Court judge said this in response to Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad's claim that Apandi would ignore the recommendations of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) on the RM2.6 billion and SRC International probes.
Apandi, who assumed his present position in July, told the former prime minister not to use reverse psychology on him.
"He is just trying to apply pressure on me and I don't like that done to me," he said.
In an exclusive interview with news portal Free Malaysia Today, Dr Mahathir said Apandi had earlier dismissed Bank Negara Malaysia’s report on 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), adding that the same would likely happen with MACC's recommendations.
"I think he (Apandi) will reject it (MACC’s report) too. But this is just my prediction," he told the news portal at his Perdana Leadership Foundation office in Putrajaya yesterday.
On December 31, MACC deputy commissioner Datuk Seri Mohd Shukri Abdull said in a press statement that the agency had handed over investigation papers on the RM2.6 billion donation and SRC International after interviews with more than 100 people, including the alleged donor.
MACC has been investigating SRC International over a RM4 billion fund.
The RM2.6 billion donation was the subject of a separate probe, but Shukri said the investigation was not yet completed as only witnesses in Malaysia had been interviewed.
He said MACC had yet to obtain documents and statements involving overseas financial transactions and that it was seeking the A-G’s help to procure these through mutual legal assistance.
Najib, who is also finance minister, said the RM2.6 billion was a donation and that the transactions were above board.
The prime minister also denied the money was from public funds or linked to 1MDB. – January 5, 2016
