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PUTRAJAYA: The case of the purchase of Majlis Amanah Rakyat (Mara) property in Melbourne will be taken to court soon, said anti-corruption chief Datuk Seri Azam Baki, hinting that one of the people who may be charged now resides in Sabah.
The chief commissioner of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) said the deputy prosecutor had agreed in principle to indict those involved.
“One of the accused persons is said to reside in Sabah and is in quarantine.
“Therefore, we must agree on the right time to collect from those involved,” he said in an interview on his internal radio station MACC.fm.
However, Azam did not mention how many people would be taken to court for the scandal.
Insisting that the commission was not protecting anyone involved in this case, MACC, he said, was firm and focused in its investigation.
“We are just waiting for the moment to load,” he added.
Previous reports claimed that Mara had overpaid A $ 4.75 million (RM 14.14 million) for Dudley International House.
Australian authorities had recently confiscated property and cash totaling A $ 1.6 million (RM4.8 million) from a man said to be a Malaysian living in Australia who had been accused of bribing an official Malaysian to secure Mara’s purchase of the multi-million dollar apartment complex in Melbourne in 2013.
The Dudley property scandal was first highlighted by the Australian media, leading to the revelation of other properties said to have also been bought at inflated prices.
On the issue of taking the MACC suspects in the orange blocking suit to court for pretrial detention, Azam said there were reasons why they were forced to wear it, adding that investigating officers had the discretion to decide. about this.
“I would like to solve this once and for all. I would like to ask, what is the problem with the baju oren (orange suit)?
“The police also force suspects to wear pretrial detention attire. His suspects are also handcuffed. But this has not become a controversial (issue), ”he said.
Azam was answering questions about whether it was correct that MACC
put the suspects going to court for remand in the orange suit and handcuffs.
“I know that some people are talking about human rights. But we must also consider the rights of people who demand that MACC officers carry out their duties properly and effectively, ”Azam said.
He said that in some cases, investigating officers may feel it necessary to lock suspects into clothing when they are brought to court for pretrial detention.
“Bear in mind that in most cases, other agents of the enforcement agency would take their suspects to court for requests for pre-trial detention.
“If they weren’t in the orange suit, it would be difficult to identify the suspects,” he said.
Those detained by MACC and held in their cells must wear the suit, also to facilitate their identification.
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