Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, in a written reply to a question by Tony Pua (DAP-Petaling Jaya Utara), said police were now awaiting advice and further instructions from the AG.
“Police investigation papers on 1MDB have been submitted to the AG several times, and they were returned with instructions for further action.
“Police have carried out the necessary actions as ordered by the AG, and the papers have been referred to the AG,” Zahid (BN-Bagan Datuk) said.
Pua had asked about the status of police investigations into Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Hilmi, the former CEO of 1MDB, and other related management officials over the 1MDB scandal as recommended by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC).
“Is the case closed and no parties found guilty?” Pua asked.
AG Mohamed Apandi Ali was reported to have said that he had instructed the police to conduct further investigations into the 1MDB scandal.
In April last year, PAC tabled a 106-page parliamentary report on 1MDB in the Dewan Rakyat. It highlighted how 1MDB’s board of directors had failed to ensure that the fund’s management complied with good accounting practices.
It recommended that Shahrol be held responsible for weaknesses in the company’s management, and be investigated together with other relevant management officials by the enforcement authority.
It also suggested that the advisory board, chaired by Prime Minister Najib Razak, be abolished and all 1MDB assets and subsidiary companies be handed over to the Minister of Finance Incorporated.