00:00Former Deputy Law and Institutional Reform Minister Ram Kapal Singh dismissed the claim
00:07that insufficient information was hampering the probe into the alleged mining scandal
00:13in Sabah.
00:15He described the claim as absurd, saying the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission had vast
00:20powers of investigation at its disposal under the MACC Act.
00:27Ram Kapal said the leaked videos implicating several assemblymen had revealed enough information
00:34for MACC to invoke the various measures under the law.
00:39They include the powers of search and seizure, the interception of communications and investigations
00:45into the accounts of suspects.
00:47MACC Chief Azam Bakhi was recently reported as saying that a lack of information made
00:53it difficult for the agency to carry out a thorough investigation.
00:59In response, Ram Kapal said Azam's statement was unacceptable and seemed to indicate that
01:05MACC was not taking the investigation seriously.
01:10He also said Azam's remarks suggested that MACC had not or was unwilling to investigate
01:16the matter beyond the videos that have surfaced.
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