Salleh wants probe into leak of AG's report
Published on: Saturday, July 09, 2016
Kuala Lumpur: Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Dr Salleh Said Keruak called for a police investigation to determine how news portal Sarawak Report reportedly obtained some contents of the Auditor-General's report on 1Malaysia Development Bhd.He said the investigation had to be undertaken urgently and expeditiously to prevent further leakages of official secrets documents which may put the country's security in jeopardy."The necessity for such an action will provide the providence to ensure integrity and sovereignty of the country.
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Possession of a document classified under OSA (Official Secrets Act 1972) warrants investigation by the police," he said in a statement.Salleh said that upon identification, the individual perpetrators and organisation must be brought to the courts."The government, from time to time, classifies certain documents under the OSA. The Act in itself is designed to provide national security," he said, in a statement. Malaysiakini earlier reported that the London-based Sarawak Report published some of the contents of the AG's report on 1MDB, the state investment fund. Deputy Home Minister Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamad when contacted confirmed that the authorities will take necessary action, but refused to divulge further information. "There is nothing much I can say about this as it is under the Official Secrets Act (OSA) but I assure you that the police will probe this," he said.
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The report was prepared by Tan Sri Ambrin Buang's department for the Public Accounts Committee's (PAC) probe on 1MDB, and was classified under OSA at his request.The document remains classified despite the tabling of the PAC report in Parliament.
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Access to the report is limited and even PAC members are not allowed copies. The UK-based Whistleblower website also published what it claimed to be a letter from Bank Negara Malaysia to PAC chairman Datuk Hasan Ariffin that was related to the committee's probe on 1MDB.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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