A lawyer who appeared for Dr Mahathir Mohamad in several cases has questioned the wisdom and rationale for the MACC in accepting RM5 million for its Yayasan Prihatin when investigations into 1MDB have yet to be completed.

Mohd Haniff Khatri Abdulla said under Section 3 of the MACC Act 2009, "suapan" (gratification) is defined as giving money, donation, fee or presents or assets and others in order to achieve or do something.

Haniff said that there have been many times that various parties, including the MACC itself and attorney-general Mohd Apandi Ali, have said that the investigation papers on 1MDB and the allegations against Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak are in the process of scrutinisation by the Attorney-General's Chambers...