PETALING JAYA: With just a week to go before the deadline to declare his assets to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), Mirzan Mahathir has asked “patience and understanding.”
Mirzan and his brother Tan Sri Mohkzani – both sons of former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad – confirmed that they had yet to submit their asset declaration but called on everyone to refrain from commenting on their cases as long as the 30-day period to comply with MACC’s request was not over.
Mirzan was reportedly handed the notice to declare his assets on Jan 17 and his 30-day deadline should be next Friday, while Mokhzani, who was given his notice on Jan 26, has until Feb 25.
“We are in the midst of compiling all available information and engaging with relevant parties to assist and advise us on the process as MACC has requested a list of assets going back to 1981,” they said in a joint statement.
“The task of collating 43 years’ worth of information is an impossible endeavour, and we ask for patience and understanding.
“To avoid any misrepresentation or prejudgment, it would seem appropriate for all parties to apply restraint when commenting on this case especially when we have not been informed of the specifics of the investigation other than that it pertains to our father,” they said.
Their statement comes after MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki said on Tuesday that the brothers had yet to submit their asset declarations despite being served notices under Section 36 of the MACC Act 2009.
Azam also said they could apply for an extension to the deadline by the middle of this month.
The investigation into Mirzan was reported to be carried out in relation to information contained in the Panama Papers about sales and purchases of government-linked companies.
