'Negri MB let off over RM10mil transfer?'

he Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) has come under fire again.

This time, it is accused of “double standards” in dealing with Negri Sembilan Menteri Besar Mohamad Hassan's allegedly illegal transfer of RM10 million through a money changer.

Anthony Loke (DAP-Seremban, left), when debating the Budget 2014 speech at the committee stage in the Dewan Rakyat today, said the authorities have not acted on this since 2009.

He cited a recent report that Bank Negara had fined a ‘Tan Sri’ RM2 million for illegally transferring funds through a money-changer.

"When ordinary business people make an illegal transfer, they are fined, but when the Negeri Sembilan MB, who is also an Umno supreme council member does the same, no action is taken,” noted Loke.

"I ask: why are there such double standards and selective prosecution?"

Loke said he has been told that the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has completed its investigation against Mohamad but that the AGC has not acted on this.

"I followed with the AGC through a parliamentary question on Sept 25. (The reply was that) it has scrutinised the case and found that the RM10 million was not obtained through corrupt means...

"The issue is not whether the money is illegal or not. The way in which it was transferred was illegal. Why has there been no action by the AGC against the menteri besar?"