Taib’s fortune: Trio will return to MACC with ‘own copies’
By Free Malaysia Today
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Anti- Corruption Commission’s (MACC) refusal to forward a copy of a report lodged by three Sarawakians alleging corruption by Sarawak Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud has shocked the trio and thrown further suspicion on the agency, which is already struggling with its battered image.
Describing the situation as “ridiculous”, the trio – James Wong Joon Min, Ting Chek Ming and Ahmad Nazib Johari – have decided to make their own copies and return on a later date to lodge again their reports with the MACC in Putrajaya.
Said Wong: “We’ve decided to come back on another day. We’ll make our own copies of the report. We want MACC to investigate it. The report touches on Taib and family’s business empire and properties in Canada.”
The trio had yesterday lodged a report against Taib at the MACC yesterday. Having done so, they asked for a copy and were denied.
Shocked, they demanded an explanation only to be told that there was “no ruling allowing for a copy to be issued to the complainant”.
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Strangely enough, said Ahmad Nazib, the officer told them that “this case was different, this is a high-profile case”.
“After hearing this, we decided to be cautious. We told them that whether it is high or low-profile, the law is the law and should be applied to all,” said Ahmad Nazib.
Their MACC report was based on a series of articles published on the web portal sarawakreport.org last week.
