Why was the MACC list reduced from 408 names to just 41?
On 3rd July 2018, the MACC announced there are 408 names on their list of people/organisations that received money from 1MDB. (READ THE EDGE NEWS ITEM BELOW)
On 21st June 2019, the MACC announced there are 41 names.
READ HERE: MACC Files Civil Forfeiture Applications Against 41 Who Received Money From Najib
Today, Lim Guan Eng says 41 names is just the tip of the iceberg, confirming the July 2018 report that there are 408 names and not just 41.
READ HERE: LGE: MACC Forfeiture List Just Tip Of Iceberg, The List Is Longer Than 41 Names
The question is: who are the 367 others and why have their names not also been revealed alongside the 41 names?
That is what Malaysia Today is going to find out and reveal to you in due course.
READ ALSO: MACC’s Warning To The Anwarists
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MACC calls on 408 account holders to voluntarily surrender 1MDB-linked funds
(The Edge Markets, 3 July 2018) – The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is calling upon holders of 408 bank accounts which were frozen as allegedly linked to the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), to voluntarily surrender the funds.
MACC chief commissioner Datuk Seri Mohd Shukri Abdull said the account holders are required to come forward to meet investigators at the soonest before legal action is taken against them.
“We in the 1MDB Special Task Force called this money as illegal money, because the money belongs to the rakyat and 1MDB.
“If they know their bank account is blocked by the 1MDB Special Task Force or MACC, please come to us (MACC), we will negotiate on how to complete the investigation.
“If they come to meet us, we will show them the evidence and documentations of them receiving such funds. We want the account holders to willingly give back the money, if not, we will take legal action to recover the money,” he told reporters after launching a book titled “Corruption and Crime In Malaysia” written by Transparency-International Malaysia president Datuk Akhbar Satar today.
“The 1MDB Special Task Force has promised to return the money, even a single sen that is suspected to be illegally taken from 1MDB,” he added.
Shukri said there is possibility more accounts will be traced and frozen, including oversea accounts.
“The amount (RM1.1 billion) is as of now, probably later or tomorrow it (the amount) will increase,” he said.
Furthermore, he said MACC is not required to notify the account holders to freeze his or her account, if it is suspected to be related to the 1MDB probe.
“When we (MACC) examine the documents and the money (related to 1MDB) is suspected to go into few bank accounts, we don’t need to notify the owner (account holders).
“Where is the element of surprise, if we notify them? Investigations need to be with surprise,” he said.
The 1MDB Special Task Force had frozen 408 bank accounts of individuals, political parties and non-government organisations (NGOs) worth RM1.1 billion on June 26 and June 29.
In a statement yesterday, the task force said the frozen accounts involved 81 individuals and 55 companies believed to have received funds from 1MDB.
“These accounts are believed to be linked to the money laundering and misappropriation of 1MDB funds. It involved nearly 900 transactions made between March 2011 and September 2015,” it added.
On June 29, the New Straits Times, quoting sources, said the MACC had frozen about 900 accounts linked to 1MDB. Newly-elected Umno president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi was also reported as saying Umno had found the bank accounts of the party’s headquarters and Selangor branch, frozen.
1MDB Special Task Force added it is currently conducting an investigation to identify the level of involvement of the parties involved.
The task force also urged all parties involved to fully cooperate with iongoing investigations.
The task force is led by Shukri, former attorney-general Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail, former MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Abu Kassim Mohamed and Special Branch chief Datuk Abdul Hamid Bador.
