KUALA LUMPUR: There is no reason for the Government to act on those named in the Panama Papers unless there is evidence of wrongdoing using the offshore account, says Tourism and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz (pic).
He said action would be taken if "someone inform us that there are Malaysians who are doing things that are against our laws."
"It's like this, if they have broken any laws of Malaysia, certainly I think that the Malaysian government should investigate but otherwise it's a free country," Nazri told reporters at Parliament lobby.
Asked if the information provided in the Panama Papers gave enough grounds for the Government to act, Nazri said it depended on the circumstances.
"If someone informed us that there are some Malaysians who are doing things that's against our laws then, certainly la (we will act).
"If they are wrong we will take action but we must be informed.
"If they just simply write like that then I don't think we can take any action. If people inform us that there is money laundering and all that certainly we can take action," he added.
The International Consortium of Investigative Journalism (ICIJ) on Monday reported that members of the Malaysian government and their families were among those who own offshore companies in Singapore and the British Virgin Islands.
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