No report over claim MACC officers stole part of US$6mil seized, say cops

No report over claim MACC officers stole part of US$6mil seized, say cops

Bukit Aman deny viral post that the police were afraid to open an investigation into the allegations over money confiscated from a Cyberjaya condominium in 2018.

Bukit Aman CID chief Abd Jalil Hassan warns the public against ‘using social media to spread false news’.
PETALING JAYA:
The police have yet to receive any reports of senior Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) officers stealing confiscated money, contrary to news that went viral over the weekend.

Published by the blog Edisi Siasat, the post alleges that a portion of the US$6 million (RM25.1 million) confiscated from a Cyberjaya condominium in 2018 that was believed to belong to former Malaysian External Intelligence Organisation director-general Hasanah Abdul Hamid had gone missing, allegedly taken by three MACC officers.

The post claimed that after she was granted a discharge not amounting to an acquittal by the High Court this year, Hasanah had attempted to reclaim the money only to learn that some of it had gone missing and replaced with counterfeit money.

The post alleges that Hasanah then made a police report but that the police were “afraid to conduct an investigation” because of the involvement of those close to MACC chief Azam Baki.

In a statement, Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department (CID) director Abd Jalil Hassan said that until today, “no police report has been received regarding this incident.

“The police advise the public to be wise and responsible users of social media and not spread false news.

“Strict action will be taken against any individual who intentionally abuses social media to spread false news.”

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