On January 18, Mirzan Mahathir was initially ordered to report all his assets inside 30 days. If he fails to achieve this, he could possibly be prosecuted, which is what happened to Mahathir’s former adviser last month.
“We are giving him an extension after he applied for additional time to declare his assets,” Azam Baki, head of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, said in a text message on Saturday. Although he didn’t comment on the brand new deadline, the Star newspaper reported that Mirzan was given one other 30 days.
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The order is a component of the MACC’s investigation after Mirzan’s name appeared in leaks of offshore business records that were revealed lately by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, a world media network.
Mahathir, who was admitted to hospital on January 26 with an infection, said Mirzan was targeted because he was his son and the investigation was politically motivated. Days after Mahathir spoke to the media, MACC revealed that it had also issued a declaration of assets to a different son, Mokhzani.
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The leniency was the results of royal intervention and got here lower than a yr after the federal government dropped 47 criminal charges against Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, who can also be UMNO president. Anwar has denied interfering in these matters, in addition to within the MACC investigations.
