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PETALING JAYA: Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) can only accept verified information in its reports, the committee’s chairman Hasan Arifin says. 

Hasan made this statement today when responding to a recent report by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), alleging that Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) had sent a letter to the PAC which he heads, stating that Good Star Limited was owned by controversial businessman Low Taek Jho, also known as Jho Low.

“As the PAC chairman, I deny that Good Star Limited was owned by Low Taek Jho as stated by the WSJ, citing a letter between BNM and the committee.

“Because the information received by the PAC was of ‘intelligence level’ clearance, the committee cannot include that as it goes against our work and our responsibilities.

“This could also trigger prejudice towards any side,” he said, although not specifying which report this information was initially included in.

He however did state that the information was classified under “intelligence information” by the Central Bank.

“BNM themselves stated that the information given was of ‘intelligence level’ clearance.

“PAC is not an intelligence body and the information received must be true and authentic,” Hasan clarified.

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Mr Kwek Mean Luck will lead the prosecution of the 1MDB corruption scandal case in Singapore.

SECOND SOLICITOR-GENERAL MR KWEK MEAN LUCK
 

1  The Legal Service Commission President and Members have re-appointed Mr  Kwek Mean Luck (郭民力) to the Legal Service and as the Second Solicitor-General  (“2SG”) of the Attorney-General’s Chambers. Mr Kwek, previously the Deputy  Secretary (Development) in the Public Service Division of the Prime Minister’s Office  and Dean and Chief Executive of the Civil Service College Singapore, assumed  office on 1 July 2015.
 

2  Mr Kwek, 42, read law at the University of Cambridge on an Overseas Merit  Scholarship from the Public Service Commission. He later obtained a Master of Laws
from Harvard University under the Lee Kuan Yew Scholarship in 2000.  Mr Kwek was
awarded the prestigious USA Eisenhower Fellowship in 2012.
 

3  Mr Kwek began his career as a Legal Service Officer. He was a Justices’ Law  Clerk at the Supreme Court in 1998 and was appointed District Judge in the then Subordinate  Courts (now State Courts) in October 2001. In July 2004, he was  appointed Senior Assistant Registrar in the Supreme Court.
 

4  Mr Kwek has also held several appointments in the Administrative Service. He was Deputy Secretary (Industry) in the Ministry of Trade and Industry from October  2009 to May 2012. Since June 2012, he has held concurrent appointments as the  Deputy Secretary (Development) in the Public Service Division of the Prime  Minister’s Office, as well as Dean and Chief Executive of the Civil Service College.

5  In recognition of his outstanding contributions to Public Service, he was  awarded the Public Administration Medal (Silver) in 2010. Mr Kwek has served on the  board of several government agencies, such as the National Heritage Board,  Sentosa Development Corporation, Economic Development Board and the Civil  Service College.

6 Attorney-General VK Rajah S.C. said : “I am very pleased by Mr Kwek Mean  Luck’s appointment as the AGC’s Second Solicitor-General. Mr Kwek brings with him  considerable experience and knowledge from his stints in both the Legal Service and
the Administrative Service. As the AGC undergoes a period of reorganisation and process re-engineering, Mr Kwek’s prior experiences will be valuable."