PETALING JAYA: Investigations found significant indications that those who misappropriated RM230mil of non-governmental organisation (NGO) funds used the money to buy personal assets, says Tan Sri Azam Baki.
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner said the graftbuster is now waiting for "confirmation from the bank side on exactly how much money exactly was moved to personal accounts, and anyone believed to have received the funds will be called in for investigations."
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"I believe that when we get the bank accounts involved it will show more who were involved and we will call them in for statements," he added when met after a memorandum of agreement signing ceremony between the MACC and the Enforcement, Leadership and Management University (Elmu) on Friday (April 24).
He said it was estimated that the bank reports will be received in about a week, and members of the involved NGO have been called in to give their statements.
"We require bank documents from as far back as 2018 to date, and this will take some time. But banks will normally give us what we need as soon as possible," he added.
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According to Azam, investigations also showed that the funds had been moved into other accounts, which constituted abuse of power and criminal breach of trust.
"I feel that there should be a new law to manage donations, charity funds and the like," he added.
It was previously reported that two men, including an NGO deputy chairman – one in his 50s and the other in his 60s – had been remanded until Saturday (April 25) to aid the investigation into the misappropriation of about RM230mil in NGO funds.
