KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) will record statements from eight people in its investigation of four former senior officers of former prime minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki (pic) said the eight would be called in to assist with the probe as early as this week.
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"We will summon eight witnesses this week and also next week,” he said when contacted on Thursday (Feb 27).
He said the Anti-Money Laundering Division (AMLA) is reviewing documents seized in connection with the investigation.
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"The documents are being examined, and the investigation is not limited to the MACC Act 2009,” he said.
Azam said the investigation also falls under the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act (AMLATFPUAA) 2001.
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On Friday (Feb 21), the MACC detained four officials linked to the former prime minister under a remand order issued by Magistrate Irza Zulaikha Rohanuddin in Putrajaya.
According to MACC sources close to the investigation, three of them were remanded for five days, while the fourth was remanded for three days before being released on Sunday (Feb 23). – Bernama
