The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has requested to obtain documents from two lawyers suspected of accepting bribes and receiving proceeds from unlawful activities in the settlement between the Malaysian government with Ambank and Goldman Sachs regarding the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) case.
A lawyer whose legal firm was raided by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) and the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) last week has slammed the attempt by authorities to secure information, claiming that such efforts were a threat to legal professional privilege.
Tailor Nora Ronas works overtime to meet customers’ orders for new “baju raya” ahead of Hari Raya Aidilfitri in about two weeks. With many hours spent at work, she keeps her children close by at her shop in Keramat Mall.
