A DAP lawmaker has commended the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) for probing Rosmah Mansor over the diamond ring saga, but noted that it has yet to look into her son's wealth, which made international news.

Kulai MP Teo Nie Ching cited how the New York Times report even highlighted Rosmah's collection of luxury handbags and jewellery on her husband Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak's salary of US$100,000 (RM370,000) a year.

"Has MACC initiated a probe on her Hermes Birkin (handbag) and her son’s RM110 million penthouse in New York?

 

"Lavish spending of Najib's family has even raised eyebrows and questions from New York," said Teo, who is also DAP assistant national publicity secretary.

The report zoomed in on Rosmah's son Riza Aziz from her first marriage who has emerged as a prominent film producer in Hollywood.

This included his purchase of a US$33.5 million (RM117.5 million) apartment in New York and a house in Beverly Hills worth at least US$17.5 million (RM61.5 million) despite previously being just a junior-level bank officer.

"So my question to (MACC chief) Abu Kassim Mohamed is this: did you initiate a probe on all these?

 

"And if he did but he and MACC did not find anything suspicious, then I must say, MACC might not be a paper tiger, but it must be a blind tiger," she added.

Teo was responding to a report in which Abu Kassim revealed that MACC had probed the claim that Rosmah had purchased the RM24.4 million ring .

"I am telling you that we even probed the prime minister's wife, do you still think that we have anything to fear?" he had said.

He had used the example of Rosmah, where the MACC had even went to the Customs Department where it was confirmed the RM24.4 million diamond ring was sent back to the US.

Rosmah had said the diamond ring was brought in from the US for the viewing of Maira Kessikbayev who was then the future mother-in-law of Rosmah's daughter Nooryana Najwa Najib.

She explained that Maira was a guest at the prime minister's residence and the ring had to be brought in under Rosmah's name.

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