RM2.5 billion cash seized since June, says MACC
Bernama
New Straits Times28 September 2018
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has seized and frozen a total of RM2.5 billion in cash since June.
MACC chief commissioner, Datuk Seri Mohd Shukri Abdull, said the seizures were the result of various offences such as bribery, misappropriation, abuse of power, as well as those involving the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) investigation.
“From June to September, we arrested 336 individuals over various corruption and abuse of power offences. From that total, 100 were prosecuted in court.
“The total seizure does not include other items confiscated by MACC, the value of which have yet to be evaluated,” he told a press conference after an interview on Bernama Radio at Wisma Bernama, on Friday.
He said the large seizure and number of arrests showed that corruption is still at a serious level in the country.
Meanwhile, Shukri said the display of the list of the declaration of assets by members of the Cabinet and member of parliament on the MACC portal has been postponed from Oct 1 to 15.
He said this was to enable all Cabinet members and MPs to submit their asset declaration as not all of them had completed three months of service.
“It (the display) was to have been on Oct 1 but we postponed it by two weeks to Oct 15 for all members of the Cabinet and MPs to declare their assets.
“The list of the declaration of assets will be handed over to the Prime Minister (Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad) and the MACC before we put it up on the MACC portal,” he said.
Shukri said the declaration of assets as of now did not involve state assemblymen and other state-level leaders.
He said the asset declaration form is easy to complete and does not take much time to do so because it is only necessary to fill in certain details such as residential property, vehicle and other assets.
"I hope the process can be expedited over the next two weeks because it is a simple form. The assets have to be declared in keeping with the pledge,” he said.
After Oct 15, once the list of the declaration of assets has been put on display, we will know who has yet to declare their assets although no legal action can be taken against them,” he said.
He said that as of now, only a few Cabinet ministers and MPs have declared their assets. © New Straits Times Press
Bernama
New Straits Times28 September 2018
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has seized and frozen a total of RM2.5 billion in cash since June.
MACC chief commissioner, Datuk Seri Mohd Shukri Abdull, said the seizures were the result of various offences such as bribery, misappropriation, abuse of power, as well as those involving the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) investigation.
“From June to September, we arrested 336 individuals over various corruption and abuse of power offences. From that total, 100 were prosecuted in court.
“The total seizure does not include other items confiscated by MACC, the value of which have yet to be evaluated,” he told a press conference after an interview on Bernama Radio at Wisma Bernama, on Friday.
He said the large seizure and number of arrests showed that corruption is still at a serious level in the country.
Meanwhile, Shukri said the display of the list of the declaration of assets by members of the Cabinet and member of parliament on the MACC portal has been postponed from Oct 1 to 15.
He said this was to enable all Cabinet members and MPs to submit their asset declaration as not all of them had completed three months of service.
“It (the display) was to have been on Oct 1 but we postponed it by two weeks to Oct 15 for all members of the Cabinet and MPs to declare their assets.
“The list of the declaration of assets will be handed over to the Prime Minister (Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad) and the MACC before we put it up on the MACC portal,” he said.
Shukri said the declaration of assets as of now did not involve state assemblymen and other state-level leaders.
He said the asset declaration form is easy to complete and does not take much time to do so because it is only necessary to fill in certain details such as residential property, vehicle and other assets.
"I hope the process can be expedited over the next two weeks because it is a simple form. The assets have to be declared in keeping with the pledge,” he said.
After Oct 15, once the list of the declaration of assets has been put on display, we will know who has yet to declare their assets although no legal action can be taken against them,” he said.
He said that as of now, only a few Cabinet ministers and MPs have declared their assets. © New Straits Times Press
