[UPDATED] Bukit Aman refers Tawfiq Ayman 1MDB investigation to AGC

KUALA LUMPUR – The investigation against Datuk Tawfiq Ayman into graft allegations linked to 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) funds has been referred to the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) for further action.

Tawfiq, who is the husband of former Bank Negara Malaysia governor Tan Sri Zeti Akhtar Aziz, has been accused of receiving millions of ringgit from fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho.

Police today also said documents and statements needed from Singapore have been identified after discussions with the island republic’s Commercial Affairs Department that took place between March 29 and 31.

Bukit Aman’s Commercial Crime Investigation Department director Datuk Mohd Kamarudin Md Din said in a statement that the documents have to go through the Mutual Legal Assistance process, which will be managed by the AGC, to ensure that they will be accepted in court.

On March 16, Bukit Aman said they were initially scheduled to travel to Singapore for the probe in December and February, but were delayed due to the suspension of the vaccinated travel lane and some officers testing positive for Covid-19.

In March last year, police launched an investigation into allegations that funds linked to 1MDB had been withdrawn from a bank account in Singapore and held by a company owned by Tawfiq.

Tawfiq and Zeti have denied any wrongdoing.

It was reported earlier that Singapore police had informed Bank Negara of suspicious transactions in 2015 and 2016, supposedly involving a company owned by Tawfiq and one of his sons. 

Tawfiq, along with former minister Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop, is also being investigated by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission over the movement of funds linked to 1MDB. – The Vibes, April 12, 2022