KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is discontinuing its legal bid to obtain documents related to the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) US$6.5 billion bond settlement between Goldman Sachs and the government of Malaysia.
The anti-graft body, on Oct 11 filed the application to compel Rosli Dahlan, Chetan Jethwani, and their firms Rosli Dahlan Savarana Partnership (RDS) and Chetan Jethwani & Co (CJ & Co) to surrender the impugned documents.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Law Chin How confirmed this when contacted today.
However, no reasons were given on the matter.
RDS was the law firm representing 1MDB while CJ & Co acted on behalf of Goldman Sachs.
On Oct 27, Rosli sought to have the application dismissed on grounds that the documents are not exclusively held by his firm.
He asserted that most of these documents originated from and were currently in the possessions and control of 1MDB, which falls under the Finance Ministry.
MACC senior enforcement officer Mohamad Sabri Mohd Latif who is the plaintiff in the suit, said the commission had launched an operation codenamed 'Ops Canai' to investigate Rosli, who is suspected of receiving bribes from Goldman Sachs and laundering funds relating to the settlement.
The plaintiff is seeking, among other things, the letter of appointment for RDS and CJ & Co as attorneys for 1DMB and Goldman Sachs, respectively.
MACC is also seeking both the law firm's bank statement and official emails between RDS, CJ & Co, Finance Ministry, 1MDB, and Goldman Sachs.
Sources told the New Straits Times that a team of more than 10 officers from the commission raided the office of Rosli Dahlan Saravanan (RDS), located in Publika, Solaris Dutamas.
It is also learnt that the officers demanded the rights to obtain and seize a number of documents belonging to the firm.