Former opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim says the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) and Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) must be protected from intimidation as they investigate 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). – The Malaysian Insider file pic, August 7, 2015.
Former opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has urged Datuk Seri Najib Razak to stop intimidating investigators probing into the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) controversy.
In a statement from prison released through his lawyer R. Sivarasa, Anwar said there were indications that the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) and Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) were being threatened.
“I call upon Prime Minister Najib to cease all acts of interference and intimidation of public officers of our key investigatory and regulatory agencies.
"I refer in particular to the recent use of PDRM officers to arrest, interrogate and even remand persons involved with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, including those directly investigating how RM42 million from SRC International ended up in Najib’s personal accounts at Ambank," he said in the statement.
The PKR de facto leader also urged Malaysians to rally behind MACC and Bank Negara to protect them from facing intimidation in their investigations.
He said these institutions must be "saved" from political disturbances.
"I urge all the people, NGOs, politicians and civil society to set aside their differences and unite to save the country from the economic and political crisis we are going through," he said.
Recently, the police conducted a series of raids and arrested MACC officers over alleged leaks in the 1MDB probe.
- TMI
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