KUALA LUMPUR: The government will continue efforts to trace and recover 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) funds.
Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin had ordered the special task force to retrieve monies from various countries following their briefing on the status of the shouldered task.
“So far more than RM1.4 billion has been recovered while another RM6.9 billion was traced by the task force that was put in charge,” said the Prime Minister's Office in a statement today.
The special task force also briefed the prime minister on the details of action taken to recover the funds reportedly misused in 17 countries.
The task force is made up of the Attorney-General Chambers, the National Financial Crime Centre, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, the police, Bank Negara Malaysia and the Finance Ministry.
The new Attorney-General Tan Sri Idrus Harun earlier gave the prosecution team, including Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram, the go ahead to continue its case against former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, who is facing criminal charges relating to the 1MDB scandal.
This includes prosecutions against other high-profile figures.
His wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor faces several corruption charges.
She is facing two counts of soliciting RM187.5 million and receiving RM1.8 million for projects to provide solar energy to rural schools in Sarawak.
On the first count, she was charged with dishonestly soliciting for herself a gratification of RM187.5 million – which is 15 per cent of the value of the contract from Jepak Holdings Sdn Bhd managing director Saidi Abang Samsudain.
It was an inducement to help the company secure the Hybrid Photovoltaic Solar System Integrated Project and Maintenance and Operation of Genset/Diesel for 369 rural schools in Sarawak, worth RM1.25 billion through direct negotiation from the Education Ministry.
On the second count, she was charged with dishonestly receiving for herself RM1.5 million from Saidi for the same purpose at No 11, Jalan Langgak Duta, Taman Duta on Sept 7, 2017. Rosmah also faces a third count of accepting gratification of RM5 million from Saidi to secure the same project.