Don't jump to conclusions on MACC probe on Perlis MB, says Zahid

PUTRAJAYA: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (pic) urged all parties to exercise ‘husnuzon’ (positive presumptions or thoughts) towards the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) after the agency recorded a statement from Perlis Mentri Besar Mohd Shukri Ramli to assist in the investigation into allegations of abuse of power.

"We should exercise ‘husnuzon’ and leave it to the MACC to investigate, and we will see if the MACC prepares an IP (investigation paper) and submits it to the Attorney General's Chambers,” he told the media, after the Semarak Madani at Kompleks C, here on Tuesday (April 30).

"We have nothing to do with any events, before and after that,” he said.

Earlier on Tuesday, MACC chief commissioner, Tan Sri Azam Baki, confirmed that the MACC recorded a statement from Shukri at the agency’s headquarters in Putrajaya.

On April 28, the MACC confirmed that it had initiated a probe against a senior state leader in a northern state, over claims that he appointed companies in which he has vested interests for several projects, worth RM300,000.

MACC sources said that the senior leader also allegedly appointed several companies, which his son is said to have an interest in, for maintenance and renovation works for the state leader's office, involving a RM1mil allocation.

The media previously reported that five individuals, including Shukri's son, were arrested by the MACC in relation to a case of making false claims, amounting to nearly RM600,000.- Bernama