News about MACC

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 11): Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor has filed an application to recuse High Court Judge Mohamed Zaini Mazlan from presiding over her second trial involving 17 counts of money laundering and income tax offences to a sum of RM7.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 21): The High Court on Thursday (Oct 21) allowed the prosecution to commence impeachment proceedings against Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor (pictured), which will see them using her statement to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) about her money-laundering case to grill her over her testimony in the ongoing solar hybrid project graft trial.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 16): Bertam Alliance Bhd has secured a contract worth RM24.

PUTRAJAYA (Sept 6): A lawyer for Baling Member of Parliament Datuk Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim (pictured) told the Court of Appeal today the corruption and money laundering charges against his client were defective as the politician had been gainfully employed by Syarikat Menuju Asas Sdn Bhd since 2011 and also paid income tax from the salary earned at his job.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 6): Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s lawyer submitted today that the Umno president should be immune from prosecution because he cooperated with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) when it investigated him.

PUTRAJAYA (April 20): The defence's claim that signatures of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak (pictured) were forged in several documents related to 1Malaysia Development Bhd's (1MDB) former subsidiary SRC International Sdn Bhd was an afterthought as the issue was never raised during investigations and the prosecution's case, the prosecution argued today.

PUTRAJAYA (April 15): The prosecution in Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s SRC International Sdn Bhd appeal hearing at the Court of Appeal today has questioned the integrity of former attorney general (AG) Tan Sri Mohamed Apandi Ali (pictured), after he cleared Najib of any wrongdoings, despite later evidence that proved otherwise.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 13): The High Court has set May 5 for the next case management of the Inland Revenue Board's (IRB) RM68 million suit against Jho Low's right-hand man Eric Tan Kim Loong, aka "Fat Eric", for tax arrears from 2010 to 2013.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 18): The money that went into UMNO president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (pictured)-linked foundation Yayasan Akalbudi was not “a political donation” as a charitable body cannot receive such donations, the High Court heard today.

PUTRAJAYA (March 18): The Court of Appeal today adjourned the hearing of multiple forfeiture appeals by the prosecution from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in relation to 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) funds earlier than expected, due to an emergency.