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Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Amend law to enable probe into rich lifestyles, says DAP

MP Teo is disappointed that MACC cannot investigate Najib family's alleged luxurious living.
teo-nie-ching_najib_sprm_600KUALA LUMPUR: Kulai MP Teo Nie Ching today called for an amendment to the MACC Act that would widen the investigative powers of the anti-graft agency.
She said in a press statement that she was moved to make the call following a disappointing parliamentary reply to her question on whether the MACC had followed up on her report against Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak.
Teo, who is DAP’s Assistant National Publicity Chief, lodged her report last April. She told the MACC to investigate the Prime Minister following a New York Times article about the alleged luxurious lifestyle of his family. The article, which appeared last February 8, featured pictures, invoices and other documents that implied that Najib’s salary could not support such a lifestyle for his family.
In his reply to Teo’s question, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Paul Low said the law did not make it an offence to own luxury properties unless it could be proven that they were acquired by corrupt means.
Teo acknowledged that “being rich is not a sin.” However, she said, it was important for government officials to be transparent about the source of their fortunes so that the public could be assured they were not abusing their positions to accummulate wealth.
She noted that the New York Times article was accompanied by photos of nine Birkin handbags allegedly owned by the Prime Minister’s wife, Rosmah Mansor. The bags are said to be worth between US$9,000 and US$150,000 apiece.
She also alleged that Riza Aziz, the stepson of the Prime Minister, paid cash for an apartment in New York worth US$33.5 million and a house in Beverly Hills worth at least US$17.5 million.
“The lavish lifestyle of Najib and his family clearly does not commensurate with his official emoluments,” she said.
Teo said the MACC Act should be amended to give the agency powers similar to those held by Hong Kong’s Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC). The ICAC has a statutory duty to investigate pursuable allegations of corruption and abuse of power.
“It is undeniable that ICAC in Hong Kong is allowed to investigate a wider range of offences, which is something we should learn from,” she said.

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