Money not from 1MDB won’t be forfeited — Liew

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KOTA KINABALU: Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law) Datuk Liew Vui Keong believed that the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) would not take further action on the funds of entities, including political parties, as long as they could justify the source of their money was not linked to 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).

“If the money is not from 1MDB, it will not be forfeited,” he said.

Liew said MACC would only look into the existing funds in the parties’ bank accounts.

“I believe the MACC will not take action against the money that has been spent.

“As long as they (parties) can explain where their funds are from, there should be no problem,” he said to the media when attending the 71st anniversary of Sze Yi Association West Coast Sabah cum fourth anniversary of The Federation of Jiangmen Associations Malaysia celebration here on Saturday.

Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah (PBRS), Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP), Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), Wanita MCA and the Umno liaison committee of several states, including Sabah, are among the 41 people and entities that the MACC has filed civil forfeiture applications to recover RM270 million allegedly taken from the scandal-ridden 1MDB.

Asked about LDP, of which Liew was the former president, he said the current leadership would have to explain the source of the party funds.

He reiterated that no action would be taken on the
money that had been spent by political parties, only the remaining funds if it was linked to 1MDB.

On LDP’s claim that Liew had received funds to the tune of RM3 million from the Barisan Nasional (BN) leadership during his tenure as president, the now permanent chairman of Parti Warisan Sabah said he had left the money for the party.

“They (the current LDP leadership) will need to explain where the money is from.

“Let them explain how much money is left in LDP bank account after they kicked me out in 2013.”