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Special Branch raids deputy public prosecutor’s office at MACC for 1MDB documents

Published: 2 August 2015 6:58 AM

Special Branch officers raid the office of MACC deputy public prosecutor Ahmad Sazilee Abdul Khairy, taking documents related to the probe into 1MDB. – The Malaysian Insider pic, August 2, 2015.Special Branch officers spent two hours raiding the office of Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) deputy public prosecutor Ahmad Sazilee Abdul Khairy last night, taking documents related to investigations into 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), sources from the anti-graft agency said.

Sazilee, who is on secondment to MACC from the Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC), was arrested yesterday in connection with allegations that money from a government-linked company went to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's personal accounts.

It was learnt that Special Branch, the police's intelligence unit, went to Sazilee's office at MACC's Special Operations division in Precinct 3, Putrajaya, where they seized documents and a laptop.

Among the documents seized were those detailing the scope of operations for the 1MDB investigation.

Earlier in the day, the police had gone to Sazilee's house in Precinct 11.

The Special Operations division is in charge of MACC's investigations into 1MDB and SRC International Sdn Bhd, sources said.

MACC is part of a government task force that is probing into 1MDB as well as allegations reported by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) that US$700 million (RM2.6 billion) had flowed through 1MDB-linked companies into Najib's personal bank accounts at AmBank in Kuala Lumpur.

Documents and a laptop related to the 1MDB probe are seized by Special Branch officers from the office of MACC deputy public prosecutor Ahmad Sazilee Abdul Khairy. – The Malaysian Insider pic, August 2, 2015.Of the total amount, US$11.1 million (RM42 million) had originated from SRC International and was channelled through other companies – Gandingan Mentari and Ihsan Perdana – before it ended up in Najib's accounts in transactions conducted between December 2014 and February this year.

The WSJ, which reported this on July 2, said it had sourced this information from Malaysian government investigators.

Najib has denied taking 1MDB funds for personal use, but has not directly addressed the fund transfers. The accounts concerned that were in his name at AmBank have since been closed.

Following the WSJ's report, the special task force announced that it had raided SRC International, Gandingan Mentari and Ihsan Perdana. SRC International also had its bank account frozen.

Five people were also arrested two weeks ago to facilitate investigations into SRC International and have since been released from remand.

SRC International is now a Finance Ministry-owned company but was once a subsidiary of 1MDB.

It drew controversy when it took a RM4 million loan from government pension fund Retirement Fund Inc that was guaranteed by the federal government.

Sazilee's arrest yesterday was the third by police of individuals from agencies involved in the task force.

The other two arrested were Tan Sri Rashpal Singh, a former MACC adviser, and Jessica Gurmit Kaur, an officer with AGC.

Sazilee, Rashpal and Jessica were freed at midnight after questioning.

Besides MACC and AGC, the other two agencies in the task force probing into 1MDB are the police and Bank Negara Malaysia.

Police have said they are investigating alleged leaks of official information on the probe to foreigners.

****MACC meanwhile, has denied that the alleged leaks had come from its agency after website ****Malaysia Today named Rashpal in an article, accusing him of having met Sarawak Report editor Clare Rewcastle-Brown in the UK over information about 1MDB.

Sarawak Report, which is now blocked in Malaysia by the Internet regulator, has been carrying exposes about 1MDB that implicate Najib.

Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar yesterday said that the arrests of Sazilee, Rashpal and Jessica were in relation to police reports lodged against Rewcastle-Brown, who has been accused of being in a foreign conspiracy to topple Najib. – August 2, 2015.

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Special Branch raids deputy public prosecutor’s office at MACC for 1MDB documents

Published: 2 August 2015 6:58 AM

Special Branch officers raid the office of MACC deputy public prosecutor Ahmad Sazilee Abdul Khairy, taking documents related to the probe into 1MDB. – The Malaysian Insider pic, August 2, 2015.Special Branch officers spent two hours raiding the office of Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) deputy public prosecutor Ahmad Sazilee Abdul Khairy last night, taking documents related to investigations into 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), sources from the anti-graft agency said.
Sazilee, who is on secondment to MACC from the Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC), was arrested yesterday in connection with allegations that money from a government-linked company went to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's personal accounts.
It was learnt that Special Branch, the police's intelligence unit, went to Sazilee's office at MACC's Special Operations division in Precinct 3, Putrajaya, where they seized documents and a laptop.

Among the documents seized were those detailing the scope of operations for the 1MDB investigation. Earlier in the day, the police had gone to Sazilee's house in Precinct 11.
The Special Operations division is in charge of MACC's investigations into 1MDB and SRC International Sdn Bhd, sources said.
MACC is part of a government task force that is probing into 1MDB as well as allegations reported by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) that US$700 million (RM2.6 billion) had flowed through 1MDB-linked companies into Najib's personal bank accounts at AmBank in Kuala Lumpur.
Documents and a laptop related to the 1MDB probe are seized by Special Branch officers from the office of MACC deputy public prosecutor Ahmad Sazilee Abdul Khairy. – The Malaysian Insider pic, August 2, 2015.Of the total amount, US$11.1 million (RM42 million) had originated from SRC International and was channelled through other companies – Gandingan Mentari and Ihsan Perdana – before it ended up in Najib's accounts in transactions conducted between December 2014 and February this year.
The WSJ, which reported this on July 2, said it had sourced this information from Malaysian government investigators.
Najib has denied taking 1MDB funds for personal use, but has not directly addressed the fund transfers. The accounts concerned that were in his name at AmBank have since been closed.
Following the WSJ's report, the special task force announced that it had raided SRC International, Gandingan Mentari and Ihsan Perdana. SRC International also had its bank account frozen.
Five people were also arrested two weeks ago to facilitate investigations into SRC International and have since been released from remand.
SRC International is now a Finance Ministry-owned company but was once a subsidiary of 1MDB.
It drew controversy when it took a RM4 million loan from government pension fund Retirement Fund Inc that was guaranteed by the federal government.
Sazilee's arrest yesterday was the third by police of individuals from agencies involved in the task force.
The other two arrested were Tan Sri Rashpal Singh, a former MACC adviser, and Jessica Gurmit Kaur, an officer with AGC.
Sazilee, Rashpal and Jessica were freed at midnight after questioning.
Besides MACC and AGC, the other two agencies in the task force probing into 1MDB are the police and Bank Negara Malaysia.
Police have said they are investigating alleged leaks of official information on the probe to foreigners.
MACC meanwhile, has denied that the alleged leaks had come from its agency after website Malaysia Today named Rashpal in an article, accusing him of having met Sarawak Report editor Clare Rewcastle-Brown in the UK over information about 1MDB.
Sarawak Report, which is now blocked in Malaysia by the Internet regulator, has been carrying exposes about 1MDB that implicate Najib.
Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar yesterday said that the arrests of Sazilee, Rashpal and Jessica were in relation to police reports lodged against Rewcastle-Brown, who has been accused of being in a foreign conspiracy to topple Najib. – August 2, 2015.

- See more at: http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/special-branch-raid-deputy-public-prosecutors-office-at-macc-for-1mdb-docum#sthash.lQ3WSll5.dpuf