Rosmah to be present at MACC today

Up to AG to prosecute Rosmah, says MACC chief

by BERNAMA / pic by MUHD AMIN NAHARUL

DATIN Seri Rosmah Mansor (picture), the wife of former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Razak, has been asked to be present at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) headquarters in Putrajaya today.

Declining to reveal details, an MACC source said Rosmah has been asked to be present at 10am to assist MACC investigations.

MACC deputy commissioner (operations) Datuk Seri Azam Baki when contacted by Bernama confirmed the matter, but declined to elaborate further.

The MACC’s investigation on Rosmah has been completed and the report has been submitted to the Attorney General (AG) for the next move, MACC chief commissioner Datuk Seri Mohd Shukri Abdull said yesterday.

“The MACC is only responsible for carrying out the investigation and it is up to the AG whether to prosecute Rosmah,” he said.

Prior to this, the media reported Rosmah may face over 20 criminal charges, mostly involving money laundering. She was last summoned to give her statement to the MACC in June. On Sept 20, it was also reported the MACC did not rule out that Rosmah could be charged soon.

Mohd Shukri, however, refused to comment further.

“I cannot answer your questions on whether or nor she will be prosecuted because it is outside our jurisdiction,” he said when met after delivering an executive talk titled “Corruption: A Challenge for the Young People” in conjunction with KoMawAR (Varsity Anti-Corruption Convention) at the Universiti Malaysia Perlis in Arau, Perlis, yesterday.

On PKR president-elect Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s claim that there are elements of corruption in the party’s elections, Mohd Shukri called on the PKR de facto leader to provide the authorities with information about the persons involved.

He said without the information, it would be difficult for the MACC to begin investigating.

Anwar yesterday was reported to have said there are unnamed leaders in PKR offering projects for support in the party polls and that he would not tolerate those who use “dirty tactics” in the polls. — Bernama