IPOH, Jan 21 — The voices in the audio recordings revealed by Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Latheefa Koya earlier this month are expected to be known within this week, or next week at the latest.
Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador said the police will call the individuals involved to give their statements once their names are identified.
“Once the owners of the voices in the audio recordings are identified, they will be called to have their statements recorded,” he told reporters after the investiture of Pingat Jasa Pahlawan Negara award over 400 policemen and police retirees of the Northern Brigade of the General Operations Force, Ulu Kinta, today.
In a packed press conference on January 8, Latheefa revealed audio recordings of alleged leakage of information from the Attorney-General’s Chambers to former prime minister Najib Razak and other conversation relating to the probe into 1Malaysia Development Bhd and SRC International Sdn Bhd.
Besides Najib, she also named Najib’s wife, Rosmah Mansor, former MACC chief Dzulkifli Ahmad, and several others, including two foreign dignitaries as those who were featured or referred to in the recordings.
In another development, Hamid said police are still investigating the allegation of a criminal plot to tarnish the image of MACC and its chief commissioner.
On January 14, MACC lodged a police report against several individuals, including a lawyer, for an alleged criminal plot to smear the reputation of Latheefa and the commission.
According to Latheefa, the police report was lodged to send a clear message to those behind the plot that she would not be threatened or intimidated from carrying out her duty as the chief commissioner of the MACC.
— Bernama
