A senior police officer has been called in by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in connection with a RM6mil money-laundering syndicate.
The police officer, who is a Datuk, went to MACC headquarters in Putrajaya on Monday afternoon.
MACC Investigations director Datuk Mustafar Ali said the police officer has been called in to have his statement recorded to facilitate investigations into the syndicate.
“He is merely having his statement recorded. He is not detained.
“The Datuk gave his full cooperation on the matter,” he said when contacted Thursday.
It is learnt that the MACC would be calling in more police personnel to assist investigations.
The Datuk is the latest to be hauled in connection with the case after three policemen were detained on Nov 25.
It was reported that three police personnel were detained in connection with laundering more than RM6mil worth of “dirty money” last month.
The policemen – a Deputy Supt (DSP), an Asst Supt (ASP) and a sergeant – were detained separately between 6pm and 11pm on Nov 25.
MACC personnel raided the homes of the suspects and seized more than RM500,000 cash, three Rolex watches and other pieces of jewellery.
Two of the policemen work in Johor while the other is attached to the Seremban police.
Initial investigations revealed that one of the suspects was involved in laundering RM1.7mil in illegal cash while another was doing the same activity amounting to RM4.3mil.
The case is being investigated under Section 4(1)(a) of the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing Act 2001 and the MACC Act.
