MACC: We don't need help from police, Interpol
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) does not require assistance from the police and Interpol to trace those connected to investigations involving SRC International and the RM2.6 billion issue.
In a media statement today, MACC said it has already recorded a statement from SRC International managing director Nik Faisal Ariff Kamil.
"In regard to two other individuals who are required by the commission to assist in the investigation, MACC has already contacted them and efforts are being taken to meet them in due time to have their statements recorded.
"Thus, the MACC does not require the assistance of the police and Interpol to locate the individuals," the commission added.
In August, MACC had ordered businessman Jho Low, along with SRC's Nik Faisal and director Suboh Mohd Yassin to appear before the commission.
In a response to a query in Parliament, Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said no application was made to the police or Interpol to locate the whereabouts of these individuals.
This was the reason why Interpol Malaysia is not tracking Penang-born billionaire Jho Low as well as four others because the police are not investigating the five, Zahid had said.
Apart from Low, the other four are the managing director of 1MDB's former subsidiary SRC International Sdn Bhd Nik Faisal Ariff Kamil, his colleague, SRC director Suboh Md Yassin, Casey Tang of 1MDB's precursor Terengganu Investment Authority's (TIA) and a former executive director at UBG, Jasmine Loo.
Both Tang and Loo were sought by Bank Negara Malaysia back in July.
Tang was one of the pioneers of TIA, which later became 1MDB.
He was reported to be involved in 1MDB's plan to subscribe to US$500 million of murabaha notes in the 1MDB-PetroSaudi International joint venture.
Meanwhile, Loo, a lawyer by training, took over Tang's position after the latter's three-year contract ended in March 2011.
Prior to that, she was the executive director at UBG, a company formerly owned by Low.
MACC is probing a huge fund of SRC International which ultimately ended up in Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak's private bank account.
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