Tawfiq Ayman Case Cops Requested Assistance From Singapore

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Bukit Aman had sent a mutual legal assistance (MLA) request to the Singapore police in April to acquire documents that could help in its investigation against Tawfiq Ayman, the husband of former Bank Negara governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz.
This is according to Inspector-General of Police Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani earlier today, in a brief statement to update the press.
"The investigating team has identified documents and evidence they need in the probe.
"However, to ensure that these documents and evidence can be accepted in court, they have to go through the MLA process which is being handled by the Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC).
"In April, the police submitted an MLA request through the AGC to the Singaporean authorities," he said in the statement released by Bukit Aman corporate communications arm.
Acryl's statement did not mention if they had received any response from their Singaporean counterpart over the request.
Inspector-General of Police Acryl Sani Abdullah SaniTawfiq (above) was alleged to have received 1MDB-linked funds through Iron Rhapsody Ltd - a company that is allegedly beneficially owned by Tawfiq and one of his sons.
Iron Rhapsody was claimed to have transferred the 1MDB-linked funds to Cutting Edge Industries - which is also owned by Tawfiq and his sons, Abdul Aziz and Aliff Ayman.
Last November, it was reported that US$15.4 million (RM64.9 million) linked to the accounts of Cutting Edge Industries had been repatriated from Singapore to Malaysia.
Following this, the police launched a money laundering probe against Tawfiq.
It was reported that Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) investigators had gone to Singapore on March 29, where they held discussions with the country’s Commercial Affairs Department (CAD) about Tawfiq's case.
CCID director Kamarudin Md Din reportedly said then that they had identified the documents and statements that they needed from Singapore to facilitate the investigation. - Mkini

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