Inspector-general of police Khalid Abu Bakar has denied the police have stopped their investigations into 1MDB.

He said the police are waiting for the Auditor-General’s Department to complete their probe, which is expected to be wrapped up in three to four months.

"We are still conducting investigations as we received many reports," he told a press conference after an event in Kuala Lumpur.

He added the latest update he received was on Bank Negara Malaysia's approvals to 1MDB.

There was also a report on the leak of Auditor-General's investigations on 1MDB to whistleblower website Sarawak Report and Wall Street Journal , he said.

Previously, there was confusion regarding the status of a special task force involving the police, Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission and Bank Negara.

However, Attorney-General Mohamad Apandi Ali said the special task force is still on-going and various agencies are investigating the matter separately.

Khalid (photo) said he did not wish to be seen as adding to the confusion.

"If the AG says the task force exists, then it is still in existence," he added.

The police chief also said that members of the task force have kept in touch after Aug 5 , but this was not coordinated by Apandi.

"We've been in contact to discuss 1MDB but this wasn't coordinated by the AG," he said.

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