DAP lawmakers Gobind Singh Deo and Tony Pua have filed a police report over the latest revelations regarding debt-laden investment arm 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).

Gobind also urged attorney-general Abdul Gani Patail to take a special interest in the case.

The lawmakers vowed to raise the matter at next week's Parliament sittting.

The report, lodged with the Damansara police station, concerned documents and email communication exposed in whistleblower website Sarawak Report .

Pua told reporters today the email documents had highlighted the fact that there was a “conspiracy behind the scenes”, possibly to defraud 1MDB of at least US$700 million (RM2.553 billion).

“Assuming that the email conversations are true, that’s why we need the police to investigate and confirm them,” he said.

Pua added that the email communique showed how the parties involved, which includes Low Taek Jho and his associates, had “attempted to bring about the joint venture between 1MDB and PetroSaudi Ltd”, where the US$700 million was withdrawn into an account owned by Good Star Limited, which is also controlled by Low.

“This is a serious crime involving a massive amount of money. The police need to look at this particular transaction with urgency,” he said.

He further pointed out how PetroSaudi was supposed to inject US$1.5 billion of assets into the joint venture.

“But we have come to realise that these assets were not there. All these should be investigated, the whole thing smells like a massive scam,” said Pua.

The Petaling Jaya MP added that he was willing to assist the police, by explaining the technicalities involved, so that they will get to the bottom of the issue.

Admitting that he had not yet verified the emails, he however pointed out that since the emails involved a lot of people, all of them must deny that the emails are true, for it to be considered false.

Gobind, meanwhile, urged the police to show that they are “serious” and that action is taken swiftly.

“They should come back to us with answers as soon as possible. We have lodged the report, it is now for the police to swing into action.

“The AG and Prime Minister’s Department can rest assured that we will be raising this matter in Parliament.”

‘Up to police and AG to decide’

When asked on whether the case required a particular section of the Penal Code , Gobind said it was up to the police and the AG to decide.

“It is for the police to conduct a full investigation and after that recommend charges as they think fit to the AG. Then it is up to the AG to decide what is it he wants to do.”

Sarawak Report editor Clare Rewcastle Brown had said that there were “thousands of documents” on the dealings of 1MDB and businessman Low’s role in the state investment arm in the possession of the whistleblower.

Sarawak Report has in recent weeks run a series of exposes on 1MDB's 2009 joint venture with Petrosaudi Ltd, highlighting alleged irregularities in the joint venture, and more importantly, publishing damning email communications that purportedly took place among the brokers.

The email indicated that the joint venture, into which 1MDB injected US$1 billion (RM3.62 billion), was being used as a ‘front’ to channel the money into a company controlled by Low, who allegedly retains close ties with the family of Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak.

However, PetroSaudi has claimed that the email were fabricated, although Rewcastle insisted otherwise.