Rohana's London mansion frozen, MACC to summon more individuals
However, MACC chief commissioner Azam Baki (above) stopped short of saying if the graft buster will interview former Goldman Sachs banker Tim Leissner...
The MACC will summon more individuals to assist the investigation into the alleged bribe involving former Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd group chief executive officer Rohana Rozhan.
However, MACC chief commissioner Azam Baki (above) stopped short of saying if the graft buster will interview former Goldman Sachs banker Tim Leissner.
"We will summon other individuals but for now, I cannot share (much about this).
"Leissner is still testifying in the US. It's not good if I speak about his testimony. So, we will obtain further evidence from the US," he told a press conference in Putrajaya today.
Azam said cooperation between the Attorney-General's Chambers and the US is needed to facilitate the matter.
MACC is currently investigating Rohana following Leissner's claim of using money he received from 1MDB to purchase a US$10 million (RM41.8 million) mansion in London for her.
Azam said she is being probed under the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing Prevention Act 2001 (Amla).
He also confirmed that the mansion owned by Rohana in London together with other assets were frozen.
‘Threatening to expose me’
Leissner, who is the former chief of Goldman Sachs' Southeast Asia operation, told a US federal court last week that Rohana was his lover at the time and had threatened to expose his role in the 1MDB scandal if he did not buy the house.
“If I didn’t buy her a house, she would tell authorities about my involvement in the 1MDB scandal. She was threatening to expose me. At the time, 2013, I was very fearful of that,” he testified.
Leissner, who married Kimora Lee Simmons in 2013, claimed he had a decade-long relationship with Rohana since 2003.
Rohana has been summoned twice for her statement to be recorded.
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