Mohkzani, Mirzan can be charged if they fail to declare assets, says MACC

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Businessmen Tan Sri Mohkzani Mahathir and Mirzan Mahathir have yet to declare their assets after being issued notices to do so, says Tan Sri Azam Baki.  "If they fail to declare their assets they can be charged for that, but our main investigation will take time," the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner told reporters after a media dialogue in Kuching on Tuesday (Feb 6).  Read more at http://tinyurl.com/2haaxjsj  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00 The first question is related to the investigation involving the children of Dr Mahathir.

00:04 We have started the investigation.

00:08 Two of them have been given a notice under Section 36,

00:14 as the announcement has been made.

00:16 Section 36 is under the Act of the Criminal Procedure Act 2009,

00:20 which is a notice for them to declare their assets.

00:24 The declaration of assets under Section 36 is based on the fact that

00:31 there is a reason for us to give the notice

00:38 based on certain allegations against them.

00:42 The investigators feel that they have the need to declare their assets

00:48 based on the level of declaration of assets.

00:52 There are other things that must be investigated.

00:56 The declaration of assets is one of the processes

01:02 of our investigation in connection with the allegations

01:06 and other issues that we investigate.

01:09 The prosecution is still far away.

01:12 We have to solve this first.

01:14 If the case fails to prove its innocence,

01:19 the case will be closed due to the lack of evidence.

01:22 But the basic investigation of how we started the investigation

01:26 is still not finished.

01:28 So, it will take time.

01:30 When is the deadline?

01:31 There is no deadline.

01:33 One month later?

01:34 The deadline for the declaration of assets?

01:37 Yes.

01:38 We give him 30 days first for him to declare.

01:42 Then he can ask for an extension.

01:44 When is the deadline?

01:47 I can't remember. It's one month from the date we received the order.

01:51 I think for Mizan, it could be by now,

01:55 or it could be by the end of this month,

01:59 or it could be 30 days already.

02:01 I can't remember the date.

02:03 So far, no one knows.

02:04 Will they give a good explanation now?

02:05 They will give a good explanation.

02:06 They will come to our office and take the notice of the allegations.

02:09 Two people?

02:10 So far, two.

02:13 Has he submitted the list?

02:18 Not yet.

02:20 We haven't received the declaration yet.

02:24 Question just now.

02:26 Update us on the Dayim investigation case.

02:29 Okay.

02:30 Dayim, as far as you know, Mizan charged him and his wife

02:33 for non-compliance under section 36.

02:36 As I said earlier, it is part of our investigation

02:40 under section 36 because it is just a declaration of assets.

02:44 But the declaration of assets is part of our process.

02:48 Other than that, the investigation on these assets is still ongoing.

02:52 And the issues related to them are still being investigated.

02:56 So it will take time.

02:58 Those things that he and his family alleged to have committed,

03:04 it happened many, many years ago.

03:07 Many years ago.

03:08 A long time ago.

03:09 Yes, a long time ago.

03:10 You think you can get all the dividends?

03:13 We will try our best.

03:16 Because I know that's the challenges.

03:20 Challenges.

03:21 That's the challenges.

03:22 Cases where evidence is getting the documentation, witnesses and all that.

03:29 So we have to try our best.

03:30 That is our challenge.

03:31 We never say no.

03:32 Many of the witnesses must have died already.

03:34 Could be.

03:36 [Laughter]

03:38 [Silence]

03:41 [Silence]

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