Ho Kay Tat, publisher and chief operating officer of The Edge Media Group, is now under police investigation for an alleged conspiracy against the Federal Government.
Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar told The Rakyat Post‘s Kiri Raj that Ho is the first of several suspects on the PDRM’s watch-list to have his statement recorded over the matter.
“I can confirm police have recorded a statement recently to facilitate investigations under Section 124 of the Penal Code.
“Investigations are still underway, it would be inappropriate for me confirm or deny at this juncture as to the identity of the said individual,” he said.
Khalid added that there are several other individuals the police were planning to get statements from on the matter.
The police probe on Ho seems to indicate tht his name is one of the 10 Thai police had received from Xavier Andre Justo, who is being detained in Bangkok over an alleged attempt to blackmail his employer, PetroSaudi.
Justo reportedly named prominent Malaysians, comprising politicians, corporate personalities and a former banker turned media baron.
Section 124 of the Penal Code covers the offence of manipulating the official actions of any member of Parliament, State Legislative Assembly, or State Executive Council, by way of criminal behaviour or threat of criminal behaviour.
Those convicted under Section 124 can be punished with up to seven years in prison, a fine, or both.
On Monday, The Edge published a frontpage story titled “How Jho Low & PetroSaudi schemed to steal money from the people of Malaysia via 1Mdb”, which purports to present evidence that money to the tune of RM6.9 billion from sovereign development fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad had been laundered from the Finance Ministry-owned company into the coffers of local billionaire Jho Low and two top PetroSaudi bosses, founder Tarek Obaid and director Patrick Mahony.
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