KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has confirmed that a Singaporean businessman and property developer has been questioned in relation to a "high-profile" probe.
"The businessman has also been ordered to declare his assets and the financial holdings of his family," MACC Anti-Money Laundering Division director Datuk Mohamad Zamri Zainul Abidin told the New Straits Times.
Zamri said the Singaporean tycoon was called in to assist in an ongoing investigation into a high profile individual in Malaysia.
"I can confirm that more people are expected to be called for questioning in the near future in relation to this investigation," he said.
While MACC did not mention any names, earlier today, Singapore's Channel News Asia, quoting sources, reported that tycoon Datuk Seri Akbar Khan had been quizzed by MACC in a case linked to former finance minister Tun Daim Zainuddin.
According to the CNA report, MACC had also raided Akbar's home and office in KL.
Akbar, who is the main shareholder of BRDB Developments Sdn Bhd, also had his personal and business accounts frozen.
A spokesman from Akbar's office declined to comment on specific details of the case, saying their priority is ensuring a "fair investigation".
According to the report, Akbar's case is linked to MACC's "widening investigation" into Daim, whom he has been friends with since the 1980s.
MACC is investigating Daim over allegations of corruption and money laundering.