PUTRAJAYA: Police and the Auditor-General will verify the authenticity of the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) report published by Sarawak Report before taking action, said Inspector General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar.
Khalid said a discussion would be held with the AG to ensure the authenticity of the documents as per the AG report which was classified as an official secret document.
“We are not sure if the documents published by Sarawak Report is truly the auditor-general’s report or had been altered before they were published.
“If the documents are the real ones that have been classified as secret, we will investigate under the Official Secrets Act (OSA),” he told reporters after attending an Aidilfitri open house hosted by Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi at Sri Satria, here yesterday.
Khalid said Sarawak Report’s legitimacy remains in doubt since the portal had published inaccurate statements a number of times.
“They (Sarawak Report) are just creating chaos in the country. Since the Editor is based in UK, they feel they can publish all kinds of accusations. I hope the people will be careful when reading online reports, especially from Sarawak Report,” he said.
Online news portal Malaysiakini reported that Sarawak Report had allegedly published a segment of AG’s 1MDB report. — Bernama