The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has officially confirmed that it had summoned businessman Mirzan Mahathir the son of former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad yesterday to its headquarters in Putrajaya to assist with the ongoing investigation.
The anti corruption agency said Mirzan came to the Headquarters at 9.30am yesterday and a notice order was delivered to him under Section 36(1)(b) of the MACC Act 2009 which required him to declare all movable and immovable assets in his possession whether in or outside the country within 30 days from the date of the notice.
The order is part of MACC’s investigation regarding the information in the Panama Papers report as well as his business activities involving the sale and purchase of government-linked companies (GLCs). MACC said the investigation is conducted under the MACC Act 2009 as well as the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorist Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001 (AMLATFPUAA).
Investigation into the papers started in August 2022 against all entities linked and named in the report, MACC said to date, a total of 10 witnesses have been called for the purpose of recording their statements and is studying the financial documents and asset ownership of the entities listed in the reports,
The other high profile individual linked to the papers is Tun Daim Zainuddin who is also being investigated extensively.
