Investment, Trade, and Industry Ministry (Miti) will investigate a report that the US imposed sanctions on a Malaysian semiconductor company.
Finance Minister II Amir Hamzah Azizan said Miti, as the coordinating agency, needs to do an in-depth study on the matter.
“It is better for Miti to fathom the issue and find out if it actually happened,” he said, according to Bernama.
Al Jazeera reported that a Malaysia-based semiconductor maker, Jatronics Sdn Bhd, was among nearly 300 entities Washington slapped with sanctions last month over alleged links to Russia’s military suppliers.
However, Amir (above) said he was made to understand the Malaysian company is not a semiconductor producer but a trading company that sells semiconductor-related hardware.
“Malaysia is an open economy. However, we want businesses to trade in the right way.
“So let the investigation be conducted and we will look at the findings. The important thing is, Malaysia will not tolerate it if something bad is going on,” he added.
US Treasury meeting
Last month, the US Treasury Department’s Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Undersecretary Brian Nelson held a meeting with Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail on the alleged involvement of Malaysian-based organisations, individuals, and companies in terrorism-financing activities.
Prior to the meeting, Reuters reported that Nelson’s visit followed an uptick in funds flowing to Iran and its proxies, including Hamas, through the Malaysian financial system.
Saifuddin said he told the US delegation that Malaysia only recognises sanctions put forward by the United Nations Security Council, not by individual countries.
In an interview with selected Malaysian media, Nelson said the sanctions imposed last December on four Malaysia-based companies accused of aiding Iran’s drone production were impactful. - Mkini
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