PETALING JAYA, Oct 14 – The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission have seized RM321,000 in foreign and local currency during raids in two more safe houses in their investigation into a corruption case involving Menteri Besar Selangor Incorporated (MBI).
MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki said they will be expecting to arrest more individuals linked to the probe, the New Straits Times reported..
“We have also received information that some money has been invested in Singapore, and there may be other accounts in different banks,“ he was quoted as saying.
So far, four individuals have been detained by MACC and Azam has confirmed that one of the suspects has been remanded from Thursday (Oct 10) until Tuesday (Oct 15), adding that the arrest is linked to a company director.
He added that a former MBI employee was detained for one night as the 45-year-old man is going through prostate cancer.
A politician is linked to the MACC investigation, as confirmed by Azam, but his identity has not been disclosed and the politician will be summoned once all the necessary evidence has been gathered and verified.
