MACC chief takes a week’s leave

Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief Abu Kassim Mohamed has taken a week’s leave, with deputy chief commissioner of prevention Mustafar Ali, currently filling in for him.

In a report by the Star Online, Mustafar confirmed the news this morning when contacted.

This comes following the questioning of several MACC officers by the police in connection with a document leak from investigations on 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).

Kassim’s leave also comes after the arrests of former MACC advisory board member Rashpal Singh and Attorney-General’s Chambers finance and anti-money laundering secretariat member Jessica Gurmeet Kaur to assist police investigations on the leak.

Besides Rashpal and Jessica, MACC special operations division officer Tuan Roslan Tuan Mat was also questioned at Putrajaya police headquarters Monday night, while the director of special operations, Bahri Mohd Zin, was questioned at MACC headquarters by the federal Criminal Investigation Department (CID).

Forensic division chief I G Chandran was questioned for three hours at the MACC Academy.

On Saturday, police searched the home and office of MACC prosecutor Ahmad Sazilee Abdul Khairi and removed computers and documents on 1MDB and its former subsidiary SRC International.