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PETALING JAYA (THE STAR / ASIA NETWORK NEWS) – Graft-busters have questioned form Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) governor Tan Sri Muhammad Ibrahim over the central bank's controversial RM2 billion (S $ 659.04 million) from the Finance Ministry in January.
A highly placed source in the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) said other BNM officials were also questioned regarding the acquisition of the 22.57-hectare land known as Lot 41.
It is learned that Tan Sri Muhammad has been questioned several times.
"We have recorded his statement and many other officers of BNM," said the MACC, "the source said.
The source also pointed out that it was a RM2 billion, while it left it to BNM to investigate whether it was a clean deal.
"If BNM wants to investigate its own officers, that is its own internal investigation, we will not interfere," the source said.
Asked whether senior officers of the bank or high-ranking officials were called, the source said: "Many people."
On October 31, Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mohammad Mahathir said that someone in the central bank "obviously knew" what had happened to the proceeds of the land sale.
BNM issued a statement on the same day, saying that it had commissioned an independent party to review the processes and come up with its findings.
This was after news that the central bank's internal probe.
BNM said in a statement that the relevant officers "opted to take leave of absence".
It is learned that the four officers include an assistant governor and a train assistant governor.
The assistant governor is said to have been recently promoted to the post.
The land dirty controversy erupted after BNM made an announcement on January 4 about the land acquisition for the development of a financial education hub.
Dr. Sukudhew (Sukhdave) Singh shares with the central bank.
News of his resignation took everyone by surprise, and an internal memo to the staff reads: "All I can say is that my life in the bank is based on certain professional expectations, and when no longer be put, there could have been no other decision for me. "
Issues were raised about the purchase price, as the central bank was deemed to have overpaid. Since the institution of learning is less expensive than RM2 billion.
The central bank first published in 2016 to buy the land at a nominal price.
Hartanah Mampan Sdn Bhd – a special purpose vehicle of the Ministry of Finance – which sold the land to BNM, was incorporated on Oct 19, 2017.
Former Treasury secretary-general Sri Tan Dr. Mohd Irwan Abdullah Serigar was one of SPV's four directors.
Mr Muhammad stepped down in June, supposedly due to the controversy.
Shortly after May 9, when Pakatan Harapan defeated Barisan Nasional to form the new government, Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng revealed that BNM and the government's strategic investment fund Khazanah Nasional Bhd made payments to the Finance Ministry, which were then used to service 1Malaysia Development Bhd's debt obligations.
They involved the purchase of land by BNM and the redemption of redeemable shares by Khazanah totalling RM1.19 billion.
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