THE Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) today failed in its bid to stay a High Court decision dismissing its application to forfeit RM100,000 of money belonging to former minister Kasitah Gaddam.

The money was confiscated by the MACC on the allegation that it was linked to the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) scandal.

Judicial Commissioner Ahmad Shahrir Mohd Salleh today dismissed the MACC’s application to stay  the High Court decision.

MACC eputy public prosecutor Maziah Mohaide appeared for the prosecution while lawyer Sasila Basri represented the former minister of lands and cooperative development.

On July 24 last year, Shahrir had rejected the prosecution’s application to forfeit RM100,000 from Kasitah.

In his judgment, Shahrir said the court found that the prosecution had failed to prove that the money seized from Kasitah’s CIMB Berhad Bank account was proceeds from unlawful activities.

In June 2019, then MACC chief commissioner Latheefa Koya said a civil forfeiture application had been filed against 41 respondents to recover RM270 million of money allegedly linked to 1MDB. – Bernama, February 24, 2021.