Speaking to reporters, he said no current MBI employees or staff from its subsidiaries had been suspended.

“If we look at the records, those who have been (arrested) are ex-MBI staff. As of now, no current MBI staff or subsidiary staff have been suspended. They have only been called in as witnesses,” he said after a press conference on the operations of the SPM examination at the ministry’s office here.

Saipolyazan also confirmed that the number of former employees detained was fewer than five, although some individuals from MBI’s subsidiaries had also been summoned for questioning.

“We are giving our full cooperation to MACC. For now, MACC has only called people currently employed by MBI as witnesses for its investigation,” he said.

In October, MACC chief commissioner Azam Baki said the agency had uncovered new leads in its investigation into the MBI graft scandal.

“There are new statements and leads that show (company) shares were acquired by those involved for personal use, and so on,” he said, adding that he could not provide more information at that point.

As of October, MACC had raided nine premises and seized nearly RM6 million in cash, including RM5 million in foreign currency discovered at a residence.

Several investigation papers have been opened under the MACC Act 2009 and the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing Act 2001.

Azam previously said that a prominent politician linked to the investigation would be called once certain information had been verified.