MACC files applications against 41 to recover RM270mil 1MDB money

PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has filed civil forfeiture applications against 41 people and entities, including Umno, to recover RM270 million allegedly taken from 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).

MACC chief commissioner Latheefa Koya said the funds were allegedly transferred from the personal bank account of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak.

“The forfeiture applications were filed under Section 56 of the Anti-Money Laundering Act at the Kuala Lumpur High Court on Wednesday,” she added.

During a special press conference, she said Umno was the largest recipient from the sum, with RM212 million transferred to various party divisions.

She also said that some RM919 million from the 1MDB scandal had been recovered so far, including from Hollywood film production company Red Granite, Park Lane Hotel in New York and several others through the US Department of Justice (DoJ).

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