A NEWLY formed special task force will recover assets and money connected with illicit transactions related to 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).

Led by former attorney-general Abdul Gani Patail, the task force held its first meeting today at Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) headquarters in Putrajaya.

MACC chief Mohd Shukri Abdull, former MACC chief Abu Kassim Mohamed and former Special Branch (SB) deputy director Abdul Hamid Bador are on the team.

In a statement today signed by the four members, the team said it would investigate suspects under the MACC Act, the Anti-Money Laundering Act and the penal code.

The task force appointed by Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad will meet again tomorrow.

Former prime minister Najib Razak, who is under investigation over his role in the financial scandal, is giving his statement to MACC today. – May 22, 2018.