THE police announced that they have identified documents and statements needed in relation to the money laundering allegations levelled against businessman, Datuk Tawfiq Ayman, in regards to the 1Malaysia Development Board (1MBD) case.
Confirming the matter, Commercial Crime Investigation Department director Datuk Mohd Kamarudin Md Din said that his team had discussions with their Singaporean counterpart between March 29 and 31.
“From the meeting, we managed to get the documents and statements needed for the probe. However, to ensure that they can be used in our court, the details must go through a process called mutual legal assistance (MLA) which is handled by the AGC.
“Therefore, we have referred the matter to the AGC fir further action in terms of MLA,” he said, in a statement.
Tawfiq, the husband of former Bank Negara Malaysia governor Tan Sri Zeti Akhtar Aziz, was alleged to have received 1MDB-linked funds, transferred to a bank account in Singapore.
It was reported that the Singapore authorities have alerted BNM on suspicious transactions in 2015 and 2016 involving a company owned by Tawfiq and one his children. – April 12, 2022.
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