KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner has told the High Court that she could not confirm whether the nine audio recordings implicating high profile figures were a result of MACC’s interception.
Latheefa Koya , who took the witness stand in the SRC International Sdn Bhd trial, was grilled by lead counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah about the recordings that she said were sent to the commission anonymously.The court heard that nine thumb drives with a piece of paper containing narratives reached the MACC in an envelope.“Based on the content, we were able to confirm that this was authentic, ” she added.Latheefa: Yes, there were some disruptions but in general, clear.
The chief commissioner said MACC was in the midst of investigating the recordings under Section 23 of the MACC Act 2009 for abuse of process.Latheefa: The main basis is the shocking revelation of cover-ups and potentially trying to fabricate evidence. All these were revealed through this recording.Shafee: You're aware of such a thing called lawful interception monitoring system?Latheefa: Yes.
“It's not ‘either or’. The nature of the content was more important. We could go public and still investigate it, ” she replied.Latheefa: That was not the consideration. I don’t know how to answer that.“It contains a very serious matter of public interest. "It reveals conversations where members of the government and institutions, such as the MACC, the Attorney General's Chambers, and the Prime Minister’s Office were involved in conspiring to cover up certain investigations against persons who we believe held one of the highest offices in the country, ” Latheefa said.
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