BY NORBAITI PHAHARORADZI
JOHOR BARU: A total of 24 witnesses have been called in by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to assist with investigations over the alleged acquisition of property in Australia by Mara Incorporated Sdn Bhd (Mara Inc).
MACC deputy chief commissioner (operations) Datuk Azam Baki said the commission also investigated seven premises, including a law firm, an appraiser's office and the Mara Inc office.
"All related documentation regarding the purchase of the property in Australia have also been seized. We have gathered more new information and it is a continuous investigation from the previous case in 2015," he said.
Azam said this when met by reporters after a meeting with MACC investigations division director Datuk Simi Abd Ghani and Johor MACC director Datuk Azmi Alias here on Wednesday.
The MACC had previously recorded the statement of Mara chairman Tan Sri Annuar Musa over the same investigation.
Annuar also handed over several documents relevant to the case.
The issue came to light after Australian newspaper The Age claimed in a report that several senior Mara officials and a former politician had spent millions from Malaysian government funds to buy an apartment block, known as Dudley International House, in Melbourne.
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