Sand scandal: Two more ‘safe houses’ searched, more than RM300,000 found – MACC
KUALA LUMPUR: Two more places believed to be’safe houses’ by a prominent politician were searched by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) last night.
According to its Chief Commissioner, Tan Sri Azam Baki, in the operation, he found more than RM300,000 in cash.
“My officers have searched. There are two more’safe houses’ that are said to have money stored in them.
“I can announce… one of them has a discovery of approximately S$74,000, approximately RM243,000 of our money.
“Then in one place of the office, money was found at approximately RM78,000,” he said when met by the media after the Integrity, Governance, and Anti-corruption Convention (KITA) 2024 program in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, today.
Azam explained that a total of four individuals have been arrested so far to assist in the investigation involving three men and one woman.
Those arrested are a businessman, a former employee of the Selangor Menteri Besar Corporation (MBI), a driver, as well as a former financial officer of a company that got a sand mining concession.
“The first suspect was arrested on October 10 and remanded until October 15. The suspect is related to a company director or a businessman.
“There was a man who used to work at MBI Selangor, a man aged about 45, but we were only able to remand him for one night because he had a problem with prostate cancer.
“The third suspected driver is 43 years old. He was also remanded for three days and has already been released.
“Another woman, a former financial officer of a company that got the sand mining concession. She is 46 years old and has been released after being remanded for about three days,” said Azam.
He further explained that no disclosure was made about the politician involved, but the individual would be called to assist the investigation after obtaining sufficient evidence.
In the meantime, he informed me that so far, 15 witnesses have been called to assist in the investigation of the case.
Azam said the case was investigated under Section 16 of the Anti-Corruption Act 2009 and the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorist Financing, and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities (AMLATFPUAA) Act 2001.
