Crime & Courts

MACC may seek Interpol's help to track Muhyiddin's son-in-law

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) might seek Interpol's help in tracking down the son-in-law of former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, who is currently abroad.

MACC chief Commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki said Muhyiddin's son-in-law, Muhammad Adlan Berhan, 48, was suspected to be in a particular country.

"However, we cannot yet disclose where it is. We are also working with the police and the Immigration Department to freeze his passport.

"(And) if there is no information available on his whereabouts in the nearest time, we will also ask Interpol's help to include him under the red notice list," he said when met by reporters at the MACC Officers Basic Training Passing Out Parade (Series 27 for 2/2022) today.

Azam also confirmed they left in May after the graft buster investigated the accusations.

"Checks showed that they fled the country four days apart on May 17 and May 21. Although we have a rough idea of where they are hiding, we are unable to share the information at this moment.

"Any suspect who failed to appear in court when summoned to facilitate a case can be listed in the authorities' wanted list," he said.

He said the embezzlement case involved corruption worth millions of ringgit related to an enforcement agency under the Home Ministry.

"MACC issued a statement after trying many times to contact the two of them to cooperate, but they failed to appear at the MACC office to help with the investigation."

On Monday, MACC announced that it was tracking down two men to assist in its investigation of the corruption and embezzlement case in the registration, recruitment and biometric storage of foreign workers in a ministry.

They said an attempt to reach out to the two men, Adlan and a lawyer Mansoor Saat through their lawyers also failed, with both refusing to cooperate.

According to MACC, checks with the Immigration Department also discovered that both men had left Malaysia on May 17 and May 21, respectively.

There was also no record of the re-entry of both individuals into this country.

On whether MACC would summon Muhyiddin to get his statement recorded, Azam said it would depend on the situation.

"Unsure yet (whether to summon him). It depends if he has details (to be shared)."

In February, it was reported that MACC was investigating a former prime minister and his son-in-law about a lucrative government contract.

Muhyiddin then strongly denied any involvement in awarding a lucrative government contract to a company supposedly linked to his son-in-law, describing the report as a malicious lie.

Azam also congratulated some 75 MACC officers who had just completed the Series 7 of the MACC Basic Training for 2/2022 at Kuala Lumpur City Hall open ground.

"Congratulations and welcome onboard to MACC. Refrain from becoming easily influenced, and do stick to the core values.

"That is when we will be able to investigate and work as a team," he said.

Azam said the agency still needed more officers and hoped to overcome this over time.

"Those who graduated today will undergo a three-year cadetship at the investigating department at any state office to gain the necessary experience," he said.

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