Police say they have no intention of harassing anyone while carrying out their probe into 1MDB.

"Our motive is not to harass anyone, but if a search needs to take a certain amount of time, then it will take a certain amount of time," Bukit Aman commercial crime investigation department director Amar Singh told the press in the wee hours of today.

He said this in an impromptu press conference after police completed their raid at luxury condominium units linked to former premier Najib Abdul Razak in Jalan Raja Chulan.

He was responding to grouses aired by Najib's lawyer Harpal Singh Grewal that continued efforts by police to crack a safe in the former prime minister's home in Jalan Langgak Duta had caused mental distress to Najib and his family.

Amar also maintaned that the police have carried out their duties in a professional manner.

Asked to comments on concerns raised that the searches had taken too long, Amar pointed out that its investigations into 1MDB has been a matter of public interest.

"This is a case that has attracted public's attention so we need to make sure we are very meticulous in our investigations.

"We have made sure that we did not disturb anybody in the course of our investigations," he said.

PKR vice-president Nurul Izzah Anwar yesterday condemned the overnight police raid on Najib's official residence, as she recounted her own experiences during the time of her father PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim's arrest.

Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad, meanwhile, yesterday said he never intended to "torture" anyone through the investigations.

He also denied police high-handedness in the matter, saying the raid followed police's standard operating procedures.

 

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