Former Bank Negara Malaysian (BNM) governor Muhammad Ibrahim has been questioned by the MACC over an RM2 billion land deal which took place last January allegedly linked to 1MDB, reported The Star Online today.
Quoting an unnamed but highly-placed MACC source, the report said other officials at the bank were questioned along with Muhammad.
This over a 22.5-hectare plot of government land that the central bank had bought for RM2 billion allegedly to bail out 1MDB.
“We have recorded his (Muhammad) statement and also from many other officers of BNM. What the MACC (investigations) covers is mainly about the land sale (to the bank).
“On the issue of whether the sale was conducted in a proper manner, that depends on the central bank’s own probe,” the source said.
Bank Negara previously said it was conducting an internal probe on the land sale, adding that several “relevant officers” had since chosen to take a leave of absence in the meantime.
The MACC investigation will not interfere with the bank’s own probe, the source said.
“If BNM wants to investigate its own officers, that is its own internal investigation. We will not interfere,” the source was quoted as saying.
[More to follow] - Mkini
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