The police are now authorised to block transactions or seize funds suspected to be linked with financial crimes, such as mule accounts, the Dewan Rakyat heard.
Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) M. Kulasegaran said recent amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code (Act 593) and Penal Code (Act 574), which were enforced on Oct 30, empower the police to not only to seize but also to block financial assets from further transactions.
