KUALA LUMPUR: Authorities involved in the 1MDB investigations should make lesser public statements so as to not prejudice investigations, said former attorney general Tan Sri Abu Talib Othman (pic). Abu Talib, who leads the investigative committee on 1MDB, said this when asked about his thoughts on MACC chief commissioner Datuk Seri Shukri Abdull’s tell-all press conference on Tuesday. “In my personal opinion, the lesser public statements made, the better because then it may prejudice investigations and court proceedings, should there be any. Some senior lawyers are also expressing their disapproval over Shukri's emotional account of his flight to the United States. He added that a defense counsel could also raise a challenge to question whether MACC and Shukri have acted impartially.

Source: The Star May 23, 2018 06:56 UTC