Cops quiz Zeti's husband for 3 hours

Police quizzed former Bank Negara governor Zeti Akthar Aziz's husband Tawfiq Ayman this morning, according to a news report.

Quoting sources, theedgemarkets.com said his statement was recorded for three hours by the federal police Commercial Crimes Investigation Department (CCID).

This was confirmed by CCID director Zainuddin Yaacob when contacted by Malaysiakini this evening.

"Yes, he was called in to have his statement recorded and facilitate police investigation," Zainuddin said in a text message.

The news report also claimed that Tawfiq's statement was recorded by 1MDB investigating officer Foo Wei Min.

Later, Zainuddin issued a statement saying one of Tawfiq’s children was also questioned.

“Since police investigation on this case is still ongoing, the police advises people not to speculate on any platform until police investigations are completed and referred to the Attorney-General’s Chambers for a decision,” he said.

Tawfiq (above), who was accompanied by his lawyer Jagjit Singh, is believed to have been summoned for questioning to facilitate investigations into the allegation that 1MDB funds were transferred to a Singapore-based firm controlled by him and his son.

Last month, Zainuddin said the case was being investigated under Section 4(1)(a) of the Anti Money Laundering, Anti Terrorism Financing, and Proceeds for Unlawful Activity Act 2001.

This was after The Edge reported that a sum of US$16.22 million had been purportedly channelled into the Singaporean firm Iron Rhapsody Ltd.

It stated that Singapore police had informed Bank Negara in 2015 and 2016 of the suspicious transactions.

Zeti was still the Bank Negara governor at the time.

The US$16.22 million reportedly originated from companies and bank accounts of fugitive financier Jho Low, who is regarded as the mastermind behind the 1MDB scandal.

Following this, the Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4) asked if Zeti, who is now Permodalan Nasional Bhd chairperson, was aware of the alleged transactions.

C4 also questioned if former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad knew about the matter when he appointed her to the Council of Eminent Persons.

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