THE Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has called in a former prime minister’s son for questioning under the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001.

Utusan Malaysia reported that he had been called in for questioning twice now – at 10am yesterday at MACC’s headquarters in Putrajaya and again early this morning.

In another development, the Malay daily reported that investigators have not summoned a former senior minister and a businessman with the “Tan Sri” title for further investigation.

They were first called in last week for allegedly embezzling more than RM2.3 billion in state funds.

The source said MACC is still studying documents related to the purchase and ownership of a listed company’s shares. The company is believed to have been led by the businessman.

“MACC is still investigating the duo’s assets to find out if they were bought using these embezzled funds,” said the source, as quoted by the newspaper.

Last week, MACC chief commissioner Azam Baki confirmed investigations under the MACC Act 2009 and money-laundering laws were ongoing.

The probe is believed to be into the acquisition of assets by the businessman and the former senior minister, believed to be in the billions of ringgit.

The source also said MACC had recorded statements from 14 witnesses over the past few weeks in relation to documents in the Pandora Papers leak. – May 23, 2023.