SHAH ALAM, May 20 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is seeking mutual legal assistance to obtain statements from several individuals in Taiwan and the United Kingdom (UK) to assist in the investigation into the RM1.1 billion investment case.
MACC chief commissioner Datuk Seri Abd Halim Aman said his party had contacted the Attorney General's Chambers to seek assistance following the investigation which also involved the jurisdictions of the two countries involved.
He said the process was needed to enable statements and information from the individuals involved to be obtained legally in accordance with regulations and international law.
"This case may take some time in terms of investigation since it involves two different jurisdictions, we need to go through regulations, laws, and so on. So the investigation may take time," he told Bernama after a working visit to the Selangor MACC office here today.
The visit was his first working visit since assuming his duties as MACC chief commissioner on May 13.
Abd Halim said that so far MACC has recorded statements from 26 individuals including Pandan Member of Parliament Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli and his former aide Chai Jin Shern.
Commenting further, he said that documentation for evidence materials for the case was being carried out, including documents submitted by Rafizi.
"We have received the documents from him and they are in our analysis and consideration. That also we will take into consideration, as he sent them voluntarily, we accept them and we will consider them," he said.
The MACC opened an investigation paper into the case on Feb 16 following complaints from several non-governmental organisations (NGOs) who claimed that the project agreement involving a strategic cooperation agreement in the semiconductor industry between the Ministry of Economy and the UK company ARM Limited was made in a hurry and in a biased manner, which is expected to have a financial impact on the government.
The case is being investigated under Section 23 of the MACC Act 2009 as well as Sections 420 and 409 of the Penal Code.
-- BERNAMA
BERNAMA provides up-to-date authentic and comprehensive news and information which are disseminated via BERNAMA Wires; www.bernama.com; BERNAMA TV on Astro 502, unifi TV 631 and MYTV 121 channels and BERNAMA Radio on FM93.9 (Klang Valley), FM107.5 (Johor Bahru), FM107.9 (Kota Kinabalu) and FM100.9 (Kuching) frequencies.
Follow us on social media :
Facebook : @bernamaofficial, @bernamatv, @bernamaradio
Twitter : @bernama.com, @BernamaTV, @bernamaradio
Instagram : @bernamaofficial, @bernamatvofficial, @bernamaradioofficial
TikTok : @bernamaofficial
