THE investigation against former Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) governor’s husband, Datuk Tawfiq Ayman in regards to the allegation that he had received monies linked to the scandal plagued 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) has been completed and sent to the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) for further action.
According to a report by Utusan Malaysia, the police were focused on the funds allegedly received by Tawfiq using an account in Singapore, which was derived from bond issuance worth RM5 bil by Ambank Bhd in 2009.
The daily reported a source as saying that the police used the same procedure applied to those who were involved in receiving funds from illegal sources for this case.
“However, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is conducting a separate probe on former BNM governor Tan Sri Zeti Akhtar Aziz and former minister Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop after the former received a complaint from a non-governmental organisation (NGO) on Dec 22 last year,” the report stated.
The source added that the complaint was pertaining to the Singapore authorities’ alert to the BNM in 2015 and 2016, where they had informed the central bank of dubious transactions involving a company linked to Tawfiq, while Zeti was still serving as governor.
“The MACC had also confirmed that the Singaporean authorities have helped return RM65 mil in funds linked to the 1MDB to Malaysia from accounts belonging to Cutting Edge Industries Ltd, which is linked to Tawfiq and NTUC’s senior official, Samuel Goh Sze-W,” the report said.
The source remarked that the case is being investigated under MACC Act 2009 and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2001. – Jan 22, 2022
