Macc To Cooperate With Bank Negara In Pandora Papers Probe

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The MACC says it will cooperate with Bank Negara and other investigative agencies to probe revelations made in the Pandora Papers.
The graft buster has also asked opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim - who has been repeatedly calling for a probe - to come to cooperate, should he have further information.
The brief MACC statement last night came after DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng questioned why the commission was not probing the Pandora Papers exposé.
The Pandora Papers refer to a trove of documents leaked to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), of which Malaysiakini is a partner.
The data dump was from firms that helped clients set up offshore trusts and entities in tax havens.


Malaysians named in the leak include Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz, deputy finance minister Yamani Hafez Musa, Bagan Datuk MP and Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, Selayang MP William Leong and former finance minister Daim Zainuddin.
All individuals said their dealings with offshore entities, including owning or sitting on the boards of such firms, were legitimate and due taxes had been paid for any assets and earnings related to the offshore companies.
Anwar had said even if there was no wrongdoing, the MACC, police, and Bank Negara should still look into it.
Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has vowed that the government would not interfere in any investigation on this matter.

Besides the MACC, the police have also opened two investigation papers related to the Pandora Papers and are also working with the central bank. - Mkini

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