Freezing parties’ bank accounts not new


PETALING JAYA: The move by the authorities to freeze the bank accounts of political parties is not a new measure.

In 2018, the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) task force revealed that 408 bank accounts of political parties and NGOs – with over RM1.1bil in them – were frozen.

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