News about MACC

KUALA LUMPUR (July 1): Former 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) chief executive officer Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi (pictured) told the High Court here today that he had not struck a deal with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) and the government to testify against ex-prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak in exchange for him (Shahrol) escaping criminal charges linked to the 1MDB-Tanore trial.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 25): The High Court will be announcing its decision on the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) forfeiture action against former land and cooperative development minister Tan Sri Kasitah Gaddam on July 24.

PUTRAJAYA (June 23): The Court of Appeal has dismissed former deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi's application to consolidate his 12 criminal breach of trust (CBT) charges to just three charges in his trial for misappropriation of funds belonging to Yayasan Akalbudi.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 23): The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) said today the Attorney General's Chambers' (AGC) prosecution team will file an appeal against the High Court’s decision to dismiss the stay application by the prosecution to hold the return of some RM194 million worth of alleged 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB)-linked money to Umno, Wanita MCA, Binsabi Sdn Bhd and Perano Sdn Bhd.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 19): The High Court has dismissed a stay application by the prosecution to hold the return of the frozen RM192.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 18): A contractor testifying in the Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi graft trial told the High Court here that the former deputy prime minister paid more than RM1.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 18): Yayasan Al Falah’s purchase of two bungalow houses in Country Heights, Kajang, for RM5.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 17): A businessman said he was informed by Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi that if he wished to donate to a tahfiz (religious school) run by the former deputy prime minister, he should issue the cheque in the name of law firm Lewis & Co.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 16): Bee Garden Holdings Sdn Bhd shareholder Tan Sri Lee Kim Tong @ Lee Kim Yew told the High Court here today that the company sold two bungalows in Country Heights Kajang priced at RM5.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 11): The High Court has dismissed the government forfeiture suit against Yayasan Persatuan Bekas Anggota Kemas Malaysia (Yayasan PBAKM) to recover RM100,000 which was alleged to be funds originating from troubled sovereign wealth fund 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).