MACC chief commissioner Azam Baki told a press conference here that while the agency continued to liaise with UK authorities, it was also casting its net wider.

“Yes, we are also looking at other countries such as Switzerland,” he said, when asked if the probe went beyond the UK.

Azam also said that MACC was working closely with the UK’s International Anti-Corruption Coordination Centre (IACCC) to gather information on the assets.

“We are still working with the UK authorities, including the IACCC, one of the agencies assisting us in tracing any assets linked to Mahathir. There have been no developments so far,” he said.

Earlier this month, Harian Metro quoted sources as saying that MACC had already held several meetings with the IACCC, a unit under the UK’s National Crime Agency.

The sources said MACC was awaiting an official list of assets from UK authorities covering Canada, Switzerland, Japan and the UK.

Once obtained, legal proceedings for seizure and forfeiture could begin, similar to the action taken in the case involving former finance minister Daim Zainuddin.

Mahathir had mocked Azam’s remarks about the probe, claiming he had no knowledge of such assets abroad and sarcastically urging MACC to update him so he could claim the assets and donate them to the poor.

The centenarian also alleged that the investigation was politically motivated.

In April 2024, Azam was reported as saying that Mahathir was among those being probed over an asset declaration issue.