By Syed Jaymal Zahiidn - The Malaysian InsiderKUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 – PKR leader Tian Chua (pic) claimed today he has evidence that a former minister and a spouse of a current Cabinet member had made illegal overseas cash transactions.
The first case had allegedly occurred between June and August 2008, when a “Tan Sri” who is a former minister transferred 3.5 million pounds sterling (RM22.2 million) to the United Kingdom.
The second was in March 2008, involving a wife of a senior minister, he claimed today in Parliament.
She had allegedly transferred funds amounting to RM600,000 to Dubai, claimed Chua, who is MP for Batu and also his party’s strategic director.
Chua, however, did not disclose their names or provide evidence to support his claims but said that he would do so should Bank Negara fail to investigate his allegations.
This is the second such allegation made by Chua in just under a month.
Recently, the Batu MP revealed that Negri Sembilan Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamad Hassan was under Bank Negara probe for transferring RM10 million to London via a money changer.
Chua also said his sources in Bank Negara revealed that there had been 114 cases of illegal fund transfers that took place between 2006 and this year.
And Chua said of all these cases, only one was followed up with action taken by Bank Negara while the rest remained “unsolved.”
This will create negative perception towards the integrity of the country’s financial system, said Chua, who is demanding that Bank Negara be transparent in dealing with the discrepancies.
The Batu MP said he had written numerous times to the central bank seeking details on the cases but had not received any reply.
It is unclear whether the central bank is obliged to provide information on its investigation upon request.
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