SEPANG: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has begun interrogating 1Malaysia Development Bhd's (1MDB) former general counsel Jasmine Loo Ai Swan, who was arrested by police in July.
MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki said interrogations had begun on Monday, and would take three days to complete.
"We will liaise with the police if we need more time," he told reporters here, today.
It was reported that Loo was among the proxies working with fugitive businessman Low Take Jho, better known as Jho Low, to misappropriate millions of ringgit from the sovereign state fund.
Loo was listed as a wanted person and became a fugitive after the fall of the Barisan Nasional-led government during the 14th General Election in 2018.
Azam added that both the police and the graft busters were in the process of bringing back 1MDB-linked assets and money.
"I do not know if there are more, but if there are, I assure you that we will do our best to bring them back."
Asked whether he was confident of detaining Low now that Loo was in police custody, Azam answered in the negative.
"I'm not sure… If you ask my opinion, I think not yet. We're still far (from getting Low)," he added.
In 2018, Low, alongside four others linked to the scandal - Loo, Terence Geh, Casey Tang Keng Chee and Eric Tan Kim Loong - were charged in absentia at the Putrajaya and Kuala Lumpur magistrate's courts over money laundering cases linked to 1MDB.
Loo was charged with two counts of laundering more than US$6 million received in a Swiss account she controlled on Dec 6, 2012 and July 1, 2014.
On Jan 20 this year, the High Court allowed the government and a bank to forfeit one property, two luxury vehicles and RM22,600 in cash belonging to Loo.
Loo is being investigated under the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorist Financing and Proceeds of Illegal Activities Act 2001.