PUTRAJAYA: Businessman Datuk Seri Muhammad Adlan Berhan, who is being tracked down by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), has still not been found.
MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki said the agency is continuously working with Interpol and other enforcement agencies to track the son-in-law of the former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
He is being investigated in cases of corruption and irregularities in relation to projects related to registration, recruitment as well as biometric storage of foreign workers.
"There have been no updates; we haven't been able to locate him yet, and he has also not reached out to us to surrender.
"We are continuously working with Interpol and other enforcement agencies to track him," he said to reporters after the book launch titled 'The Sin of Corruption: A Religious Perspective' here today.
On Feb 29, Azam said MACC would not rule out the possibility of initiating prosecution in absentia against Muhammad Adlan.
However, he said such an option would be "a last resort" if the authorities have exhausted all avenues to track him down.
Azam said the commission still believes that the authorities will be able to track down Muhammad Adlan.
The graft-busters had prepared several criminal breach of trust charges against him.
It was reported that police were still waiting for a response on the Red Notice application filed against former prime minister Muhyiddin's son-in-law at the Interpol Headquarters in Lyon, France.
Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said the application for Muhammad Adlan and his partner has yet to be acknowledged by Interpol headquarters, causing a delay in issuing the Red Notice.
Muhammad Adlan, in a statement from his lawyer Datuk Dr Baljit Singh Sidhu, previously denied MACC's claims that he is not cooperating with its investigation.
Baljit also said Adlan vehemently denied any suggestion that he is not contactable and that he is in communication with the investigating officer in charge of the investigation.
"He has always stated that he is prepared to co-operate with any investigation as required by law but will not countenance any threats against him and his family."
Baljit added that Muhammad Adlan would certainly return to Malaysia as soon as possible to answer all questions and to assist the MACC with any investigation so long as the elements of threats and persecution are eliminated.