Congratulating the MACC for its fine work, Salleh said that he hoped that all parties would provide full support to the commission to conduct its investigations without any interference.

“MACC is an independent body. So of course they (MACC) will handle the case professionally and we should respect it,” he told reporters today.

Salleh also urged all parties not to speculate about the case because it would only have adverse effects on the ongoing investigations by the MACC.

The MACC has arrested five people, including a director and a deputy director of a Sabah government department to assist in the investigations.

MACC also seized cash and assets amounting in value to RM114.5 million, RM3.64 million in jewellery and 127 land grants with an estimated value of RM30 million. The case is the biggest in MACC’s history.

Salleh, who is communications and multimedia minister, was here to launch the ‘Jambori di Udara Sedunia’ and ‘Jambori di Internet’ programmes, here today.

He said the aim of the jamboree was to expose the Scout movement on the importance and usage of radio communication technologies and the Internet.

“Via this programme, participants will call up their Scout friends either in or out of the country through radiotelephony or Internet. “Through such an initiative, it opens up new a field for the participants to explore, especially in the communication aspects through the Internet,” he said.