MACC brings back individual missing since 2018 from overseas for 1MDB, SRC probe
KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has successfully brought back an individual — who has been missing since 2018 — from abroad for investigations for the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) and SRC International Sdn Bhd (SRC).
According to MACC sources, the man was brought back with the cooperation of enforcement agencies from abroad, and arrived at Kuala Lumpur International Airport Terminal 2 (KLIA2) on May 3 at 3.30am.
Upon arrival, he was given notice of an order to be present at the MACC's headquarters in Putrajaya at 10am on May 3, with MACC then recording his statement and searching his house on the same day.
According to sources, the man is suspected of having received money originating from funds misappropriated from 1MDB and SRC through the bank account of a company known as Wright Shaw Limited.
The MACC had previously with the cooperation of the Singapore police's Commercial Affairs Department (CAD) succeeded in seizing Wright Shaw Limited's bank account containing funds of around US$5.2 million.
Investigations show that the man who was quizzed had received money originating from 1MDB's misappropriated funds through Yayasan Rakyat 1Malaysia (YR1M).
This man, who had gone missing in 2018, was not named.
Separately, the sources said the MACC had with the Singapore CAD's cooperation also succeeded on April 26 in bringing back an estimated RM16 million in funds from Totality Limited, which is a company owned by 1MDB's former business development executive director Tang Keng Chee or Casey Tang.
According to sources, Tang — who held that 1MDB role from 2012 to 2013 — is alleged to be involved in a conspiracy to confuse banks and hide certain facts from the 1MDB board of directors in order to have US$700 million transferred to Good Star Limited, which is said to be a company owned by Low Taek Jho.
The MACC is believed to have put out a Red Notice — which is an international alert for a wanted person — on June 29, 2018 on Tang.
Tang remains untraceable, and is wanted over alleged offences under the MACC Act 2009's Section 23 and Section 28, sources said.
MACC chief Tan Sri Azam Baki confirmed the matter regarding the quizzing of the man who was brought back to Malaysia this week and said the MACC is making efforts to bring back several more assets from involved individuals in Singapore.
The MACC is said to have helped recover 70 per cent of 1MDB's assets involving the sum of around RM28.3 billion.
Low, otherwise known as Jho Low, as well as Tang are among the multiple fugitives who are believed to have left Malaysia and are wanted in relation to the 1MDB case.
Malaysian authorities had also sought information in the past on Low's parents, Low's associate Tan Kim Loong, and former 1MDB officials such as Jasmine Loo.
