The former finance minister owns a string of banks and recently admitted that he also has one in Tanzania. This has prompted PKR Youth to call for an investigation into Daim Zainuddin.
PKR Youth leader Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin also believes that what has been revealed about Daim's finances is just the tip of the iceberg and finds it odd that the latter is not among Malaysia's richest people.
Shamsul and other Malacca Pakatan Rakyat leaders filed a report with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission today over the Tanzanian bank issue.
In a statement, he claimed that Daim's admission revealed that the close associate of former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad had amassed extensive wealth.
"Certainly this admission can be the basis to bring Daim to be subjected to investigations and charge," he added.
The PKR Youth leader said that information on the internet proves Daim's stake through ICB Banking Group, including branches in Hungary, Albania, Ghana, Guinea, Tanzania, Mozambique, Sierra Leone and also Bank Internasional Indonesia and Bank Bumiputera Indonesia.
Sh
amsul said for the record, Anwar when he was finance minister, prior to his sacking from the cabinet in 1998, had rejected Daim from taking a stake in Hock Hua Bank, on the grounds that the former Umno treasurer (Daim) was formerly a finance minister, and he has close ties as being an economic adviser to the government.
He further claimed that evidence on the possibility of corrupt practices was revealed by Anwar when he made police reports on July 30, 1999 over former corporate players Abdul Halim Saad, Tajudin Ramli, who held stakes in trust for Daim.
"PKR Youth believes Anwar's revelation made in 1999 was only the tip of the iceberg," Shamsul said.
"Hence, we urge MACC to investigate and bring Daim to justice if there are evidence of manipulation or abuse in the government funds when he was a member of the cabinet," he added.
Yesterday, it was reported in Utusan Malaysia that Daim admitted that he owns a bank in Tanzania after the matter was raised by Anwar.
Calling Anwar a "kaki goreng" (someone who makes things up), Daim said Anwar only brought this up after he was expelled from Umno, and quizzed what was the opposition leader doing when he was in the party.
"Twice the authorities have investigated me on my assets. At that time Anwar was finance minister and also chair for corruption committee, why did he not take action?
"Only after he was expelled from Umno that he starts raising this," he added.
PKR Youth leader Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin also believes that what has been revealed about Daim's finances is just the tip of the iceberg and finds it odd that the latter is not among Malaysia's richest people.
Shamsul and other Malacca Pakatan Rakyat leaders filed a report with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission today over the Tanzanian bank issue.
In a statement, he claimed that Daim's admission revealed that the close associate of former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad had amassed extensive wealth.
"Certainly this admission can be the basis to bring Daim to be subjected to investigations and charge," he added.
The PKR Youth leader said that information on the internet proves Daim's stake through ICB Banking Group, including branches in Hungary, Albania, Ghana, Guinea, Tanzania, Mozambique, Sierra Leone and also Bank Internasional Indonesia and Bank Bumiputera Indonesia.
Sh
amsul said for the record, Anwar when he was finance minister, prior to his sacking from the cabinet in 1998, had rejected Daim from taking a stake in Hock Hua Bank, on the grounds that the former Umno treasurer (Daim) was formerly a finance minister, and he has close ties as being an economic adviser to the government. He further claimed that evidence on the possibility of corrupt practices was revealed by Anwar when he made police reports on July 30, 1999 over former corporate players Abdul Halim Saad, Tajudin Ramli, who held stakes in trust for Daim.
"PKR Youth believes Anwar's revelation made in 1999 was only the tip of the iceberg," Shamsul said.
"Hence, we urge MACC to investigate and bring Daim to justice if there are evidence of manipulation or abuse in the government funds when he was a member of the cabinet," he added.
Yesterday, it was reported in Utusan Malaysia that Daim admitted that he owns a bank in Tanzania after the matter was raised by Anwar.
Calling Anwar a "kaki goreng" (someone who makes things up), Daim said Anwar only brought this up after he was expelled from Umno, and quizzed what was the opposition leader doing when he was in the party.
"Twice the authorities have investigated me on my assets. At that time Anwar was finance minister and also chair for corruption committee, why did he not take action?
"Only after he was expelled from Umno that he starts raising this," he added.
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