KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here today allowed the government to forfeit a total of RM32,962.87 seized from the Kelantan Umno Liaison committee, two years ago. Judicial commissioner Datuk Ahmad Shahrir Mohd Salleh made the decision after allowing the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s (MACC) application. The funds were frozen by the anti-graft agency two years ago over its alleged links to the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) scandal. In his decision, Ahmad Shahrir said that MACC had proven its case against the committee on the balance of probabilities. In early June, last year, the MACC filed an application to forfeit the money after having frozen Kelantan Umno’s bank account.

Source: New Strait Times January 24, 2020 03:33 UTC