No MACC Officers Identified in Corporate Mafia Probe so Far: Saifuddin
Police say 70 people were questioned and assets worth RM409 million were frozen in the ongoing anti-money laundering probe.
- On Tuesday, October 27, the Home Ministry informed the Dewan Rakyat that federal police found no evidence linking Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission officers to alleged "corporate mafia" syndicates under Op Viking.
- The Royal Malaysia Police launched Op Viking on October 14, 2025, following a Bloomberg report alleging rogue elements within regulatory bodies abused powers to intimidate corporate executives into selling company equity.
- Authorities have frozen assets worth RM409 million, including RM323.59 million in share-trading portfolios and RM85.62 million across 404 bank accounts, alongside eight properties and 11 vehicles linked to the probe.
- Malaysian Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail provided the update responding to Pengkalan Chepa MP Ahmad Marzuk Shaary, confirming investigators had called 70 individuals to record statements by September 25.
- The Ministry stated the Royal Malaysia Police remain committed to legal compliance while actively pursuing remaining operational leads to finalize investigation papers for prosecutorial review.
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‘Corporate Mafia’ probe freezes over RM400m in assets, no MACC officers implicated, Home Ministry tells Parliament
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 — Federal police have found no evidence linking Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) officers to alleged “corporate mafia” syndicates after questioning 70 individuals in an ongoing anti-money laundering operation, the Home Ministry told the Dewan Rakyat.In a written parliamentary reply yesterday, the ministry confirmed that checks on those called up by investigators revealed no information to support such claims.“Base…
Police freeze assets worth RM409mil in ‘corporate mafia’ probe, says Saifuddin
KUALA LUMPUR: Police have frozen and seized assets worth about RM409mil as part of an ongoing investigation into the alleged "corporate mafia" activities under Op Viking, says Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.
Polis membekukan dan merampas aset bernilai kira-kira RM409 juta dalam siasatan berterusan excavatation dakwaan aktiviti ‘mafia corporat' yang masih dalam perhatian pihak berkuasa. Polis rakam keterangan 70 individu Memetik laporan daripada Berita Harian, menteri Dalam Negeri, Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail menyatakan, tindakan itu membabitan lapan hartanah, 11 kenderaan, 417 akaun Sistem Depositori Pusat (CDS), [...]
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