KUALA LUMPUR: Federal police denies that there was an ongoing investigation by the United States' Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) against 1Malaysia Development Bhd and the prime minister.
Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar said they have not, to date, receive any notification or request of assistance from the FBI for that matter.
"I refer to reports on alleged investigation being conducted by the FBI on 1MDB and the prime minister, which has been circulated on social media.
"The Royal Malaysian Police would like to reaffirm that we have not been notified by the FBI of any ongoing investigation by them on 1MDB or the prime minister.
"The bureau also have not tendered any official request for assistance with regards to the said issue," he said in a statement received from the federal police headquarters earlier today.
In the statement, Khalid also advised those who want to know the truth to contact FBI headquarters in Washington, instead of relying on media reports.
"We would like to advise those seeking information to direct all enquiries to the FBI office in Washington and not to rely on media news."
The social media had been abuzzed with stories alleging that the state investment arm and Datuk Seri Najib Razak was under probe by the US federal authority, especially since sister publications New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, owned by media baron Rupert Murdoch, published unsubstantiated stories last month claiming that Najib was facing such investigation and arrest.
It was reported that Deputy IGP Datuk Seri Noor Rashid Ibrahim, in denying the claims, said if a probe had been launched by the FBI, police would have been notified as they would be for any case.