CID director has done no wrong, will remain on active duty, says IGP

Muzliza Mustafa Muzliza Mustafa Updated 8 years ago · Published on 6 Mar 2018 11:15AM · 3 Comments

Inspector-General of Police Mohamad Fuzi Harun says he has contacted Australian authorities over the case involving the Criminal Investigation Department director, but they have yet to respond. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, March 6, 2018.

CRIMINAL Investigation Department director Wan Ahmad Najmuddin Mohd will continue to carry out his duties even though he is now under Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission investigation, said Inspector-General of Police Mohamad Fuzi Harun.

The spotlight fell on Wan Ahmad last week after the Sydney Morning Herald reported that Australian Federal Police had seized A$320,000 (RM875,960) from his Sydney bank account, which they suspect of being proceeds from money laundering or criminal activities.

“It is their (MACC’s) right (to investigate). I have no comment on that,” Fuzi said at a function at the federal police headquarters at Bukit Aman in Kuala Lumpur this morning.

Wan Ahmad was not present.

Fuzi, in defending his man, said there was no reason to take Wan Ahmad off duty as the CID director had done no wrong.

“This is not a CID matter. The problem was with the transactions, which he was not aware of.

“He entrusted a third party to make the transactions.”

Fuzi said he had contacted Australian authorities over the matter, but they had yet to respond.

MACC last night said it had opened an investigation paper on the CID chief after a whistleblower lodged a report with the commission on the matter.

Deputy chief commissioner (operations) Azam Baki told TheSun that the complainant was protected under the Whistleblowers Protection Act, therefore, the person’s identity could not be revealed.

He said the probe would begin soon, and his officers would work with Australian police to get more information on the case.

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Paul Low Seng Kuan had told The Malaysian Insight that MACC should investigate Wan Ahmad instead of waiting for a report to be lodged against him.

Low, who oversees the country’s fight against graft, said: “It should be investigated because the case seems to be improper conduct. Even without someone filing a report, MACC should initiate an investigation.”

Fuzi, in a statement on Saturday, said the A$320,000 in Wan Ahmad’s account seized by Australian authorities was from the sale of his house in Shah Alam.

“The money was entrusted to a close friend to make cash transfers to the account in Australia.

“He (Wan Ahmad) has been able to provide all the necessary documents to prove the source of the funds.” – March 6, 2018.

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  • Did no wrong? Don't jump into conclusion yet. Has he sought approval from Bank Negara to transfer large sum of money to Australia? When I sent some money to my son, I had to filled in so many forms to declare that it was for education. Would Bank Negara allow such huge transfer?

    Posted 8 years ago by Awang Top · Reply

  • Unlike Australia, we go by different standards, i.e. none

    Posted 8 years ago by Xuz ZG · Reply

  • CID Chief must explain 1] why he chose to use third parties and deposited $10000 into his account from several cities in Australia. Where is the sourse of this money. 2] why he now does not want to claim back his almost RM1 million. How will he finance his daughter education. Has he got other accounts as well.

    And IGP should let MACC to investigate and stop making excuses that CID Chief is not guilty.

    Posted 8 years ago by Kijang perak · Reply