MACC to question ‘Tan Sri’ on highway sukuk funds again on Thursday

MACC to question ‘Tan Sri’ on highway sukuk funds again on Thursday

The anti-graft agency recorded an initial statement from the man over a six-hour period on June 11 but it was temporarily halted due to health reasons.

Ketua Pesuruhjaya SPRM Azam Baki
MACC chief commissioner Azam Baki confirmed the statement will be recorded at the man’s residence in Kuala Lumpur at 9am.
KUALA LUMPUR:
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission is scheduled to resume recording a statement from a  “Tan Sri” on Thursday as part of its investigation into the alleged misappropriation of sukuk funds for a highway construction project in the Klang Valley.

MACC chief commissioner Azam Baki confirmed that the statement will be recorded at the businessman’s residence here at 9am.

On June 11, MACC recorded an initial statement from the individual over a six-hour period, which was temporarily halted because of health reasons.

Earlier, media reports said MACC had seized various assets, including handbags, jewellery, luxury vehicles, watches, cash and high-end properties, totalling an estimated RM32 million, believed to belong to a highway concessionaire with the “Tan Sri” title.

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