Mohamad Apandi Ali, the newly-appointed Attorney-General, is of the opinion that the four-pronged Special Task Force assigned with investigating alleged wrongdoing within sovereign development fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) is no longer needed.
Malaysiakini reports that the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) released a statement mentioning the AG’s opinion, adding that the MACC’s statement was of its own accord, and not as part of the Special Task Force to which it belongs.
The Federal Government’s Special Task Force is comprised of the AG’s Chambers, the MACC, the PDRM, and Bank Negara.
“The attorney-general advised that there is no need for the special task force. On the other hand, the investigating agencies can do their job based on the provision of the law (for their own respective agencies).
“With regards to the MACC, it is investigating SRC International and the RM2.6 billion. Our probe is still on-going,” the statement said.
The MACC added that each of the agencies participating in the Special Task Force had its own internal teams investigating 1MBD, and they would forward their findings to the AG on whether there is a case to be made against the sovereign development fund.
