THE MyPPP supreme council today lodged a report with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, calling on it to investigate the purported delivery of RM36 million to six party members.

The group, a faction seeking to wrest control from party president M. Kayveas, also called on MACC to reveal the identities of the six.

“More importantly, we want the authorities to verify the claim made by Kayveas, that he has detailed proof of monies from 1Malaysia Development Bhd being exchanged and received just before the May 9 general election,” the group said in a statement.

Kayveas was questioned by MACC on October 18 regarding RM36 million that was allegedly distributed to six senior party leaders and associates before the elections.

He had told reporters that the payments were made in two tranches of RM16 million and RM20 million.

In an interview with The Malaysian Insight, he said the recipients of the money included his detractors, and that new bank accounts were set up, from which the money was distributed via bags containing cash in hotel rooms.

He also said he is not aware if the funds are linked to scandal-ridden state investor 1MDB.

“It appears that Kayveas has knowledge of these apparent facts, and he should back up his claims with facts and actual figures, and divulge the details of the said transactions,” said the MyPPP supreme council.

The group will await the results of the probe, said supreme council spokesman Loga Bala Mohan.

“If there are people who have taken money, let action be taken against them,” he told reporters after lodging the report at the MACC headquarters in Putrajaya.

“There have been media reports that the money may have originated from 1MDB. We urge him (Kayveas) to reveal who these individuals are.”

Loga Bala previously said the supreme council, which is recognised by the Registrar of Societies, would meet today to discuss Kayveas’ revelations.

Several police reports have been lodged against Kayveas since July over allegations he had amassed millions in property and business assets abroad and locally.

Kayveas was expelled from MyPPP earlier this year, following party infighting. Senior vice-president Maglin D’Cruz then assumed the role of acting president.

The faction aligned with D’Cruz had said Kayveas was no longer a party member as of April 25.

However, RoS, in a July 10 ruling, said Kayveas is the legitimate president, and nine of his allies are committee members. – October 30, 2018.