MACC freezes Umno funds, party on the ropes

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 28 Jun 2018 4:47PM · 5 Comments

STILL reeling from its general election defeat, Umno received yet another body blow after the party’s bank accounts were frozen by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission today.

Its acting president, Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, said MACC’s move will disrupt the running of the party and hamper efforts to revive the Barisan Nasional lynchpin.

Zahid said he received a call from the MACC notifying him that the accounts had been frozen.

“It is almost certain that, after this, MACC will freeze Johor Umno’s account as well,” he was quoted as saying during a Hari Raya gathering in Johor Baru today.

Zahid reportedly said it was possible that Home Minister Muhyiddin Yassin would also order the Registrar of Society to deregister Umno soon. 

The decision comes at the tail end of a party election campaign in which Zahid has been working to become party president.

He faces veteran Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah and fomer youth and sports minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

Party members will vote for the party’s new leadership on Saturday. – June 28, 2018.

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  • Should also freeze its assets which are worth billions.

    Posted 5 years ago by Conscience Moral · Reply

  • "Cash is King. No cash is beggar."

    Posted 5 years ago by Henry Mancini Jr · Reply

  • Ex UMNO BN ministers' bank account should also be frozen. ....Ex DPM, Tunku Anan etc

    Posted 5 years ago by King Hutan · Reply

  • The whole lot are thieves.. all beyond redemption.. but still talking so much, puerile. need new batch of unadulterated talents to salvage whatever little shit is left..

    Posted 5 years ago by Tan Robert · Reply

  • While this is an interesting development....it has to be noted that numerous buildings are rented out.... even to financial institutions....
    How are the rental payments going to be treated given that its coming to the end of the month....
    Will the monkeys take it in cash?

    Posted 5 years ago by Ramamurthi ram · Reply