MACC has not received Saravanan’s letter

Malaysia’s Anti-Corruption Commission is still waiting for a letter from former Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan concerning his corruption case.

Chief Commissioner Datuk Seri Abdul Halim Aman said the commission had not received the letter and would only study the matter once it arrived. “As of today, we have not received the letter. We are still waiting. We have not received anything yet,” he told a news conference.

Halim also addressed claims that the case’s main witness had died. He said details about the investigation were confidential and known only to the investigating officers and senior officials of the commission. Whether the case was strong and why it was continuing, he added, were legal questions.

On Aug. 28, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim urged all parties to allow the legal process to proceed. The case falls under the authority of the Anti-Corruption Commission and the Attorney General’s Chambers. Saravanan, the Tapah lawmaker, previously said his letter to the prime minister sought neither intervention nor the closure of the case, but aimed to explain his position. He has pleaded not guilty in the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court to three corruption charges involving RM1.097 million over foreign-worker quota approvals.

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As of today, we have not received the letter. We are still waiting. We have not received anything yet.