Are Our Banking Details Safe Pas Man Asks After Rafizi S Disclosure Of Rm1 4m Payer

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If you are the political foe of DS Anwar and Rafizi, or you are friends to their political enemies, your banking transaction information can be ‘raided’ at any time
(MMO) – A PAS leader has questioned if banking details of key PKR leaders’ foes would be safe under the new administration, following PKR vice-president Rafizi Ramli’s disclosure of the alleged owner of the bank account which transferred RM1.4 million to whistleblower site Sarawak Report (SR).
Marang PAS committee member Zakaria Ismail claimed that those who are political rivals of PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Rafizi may see their banking privacy breached.
“In the era of Malaysia Baharu, if you are the political foe of DS Anwar and Rafizi, or you are friends to their political enemies, your banking transaction information can be ‘raided’ at any time, overriding the powers of Bank Negara and the country’s law enforcement agencies,” he claimed in a statement carried on PAS mouthpiece Harakah Daily.
Zakaria noted that Rafizi’s actions may have been intended to expose the truth, but said it was in a manner that was not allowed by law and causes “panic” and anxiety.
“This current development is very unhealthy and scary for every bank account holder in our country,” he added.
On March 1, Rafizi claimed to have identified the owner of a Bank Islam account which was purportedly used to transfer RM1.4 million in legal fees to SR, also disclosing the full account number and the name of the account’s owner.
Zakaria today pointed out that any bank officers and financial institutions’ staff would know that bank account details of any individual is private information that cannot be simply disclosed to the public.
“An individual’s account can only be ‘raided’ by those in charge of controlling financial institutions such as Bank Negara or agencies under the Ministry of Finance, if there are suspicious banking transactions.
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