GUA MUSANG: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) said its investigation into Malaysia's acquisition of the Scorpene submarines in 2002 is still ongoing.
MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki said the commission is still in contact with parties abroad to obtain more information.
"The case is still ongoing. We are still in contact with other parties abroad to get more information on a number of transactions.
"Alhamdulillah, there has been positive response on our queries and on what we need.
"I will provide more updates when the time is right if there is good news. For now, the case remains under our investigation," he said.
He was speaking to reporters after officiating the MACC's Gua Musang branch at the South Kelantan Development Authority (Kesedar) headquarters, here today.
The issue involved the purchase two Scorpene-class submarines and one Agosta submarine from French naval dockyards unit DCN, now part of Thales, in a deal worth US$1.2 billion (RM5.2 billion).
The deal was riddled with allegations of corruption and kickbacks.
Najib's associate, Abdul Razak Baginda, was charged in France in 2017, while Najib was questioned by anti-graft investigators.