DEPUTY Home Minister Nur Jazlan Mohamed today questioned the actions of the Australian authorities in using the media to reveal the case of the frozen bank account belonging to a Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department (CID) director recently.

He said the Australian authorities should have taken action against Wan Ahmad Najmuddin Mohd immediately if it was proven that the latter was involved in money laundering activities, as claimed in the media report.

However, Nur Jazlan said the failure of the Australian authorities to do so raised questions about whether they had “an axe to grind” in the case.

“I have no idea why the Australian government had done so (revealed information via the media). If this was a crime involving money laundering, take action (against the CID director).

“However, that was not the case. They only used the media to embarrass Malaysia,” he said after officiating SK Taman Bukit Kempas’ Parents and Teachers Association’s annual general meeting in Johor Baru today.

Nur Jazlan was commenting on a report that Australian police had seized A$320,000 (RM971,728) in the bank account of Wan Ahmad Najmuddin after it was suspected that the money was part of money-laundering activities.

In a statement yesterday, Inspector-General of Police Mohamad Fuzi Harun said that the deposits into the bank account was from a legitimate source and used to finance the education of the latter’s children in Australia. – Bernama, March 3, 2018.