Morais’ death not linked to 1MDB, says new MACC chief

PUTRAJAYA: Datuk Seri Mohd Shukri Abdull has denied speculation that the death of senior deputy public prosecutor Kevin Morais was linked to 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).

Speaking here yesterday, the newly-appointed Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner said: “As far as I know, (the) Kevin Morais case has nothing to do with 1MDB.”

Morais’ body was discovered three years ago in a drum filled with concrete at Persiaran Subang Mewah in Subang Jaya, Selangor.

He was reported missing on Sept 4, 2015 and was last seen leaving his condominium in Menara Duta, heading for Putrajaya in a Proton Perdana.

Last week, Pascal Najadi, son of former AmBank chairman Hussain Najadi, urged the government to reopen the investigation into his father’s assassination five years ago.

He said he was hopeful that the real motive behind his father’s assassination would be determined, along with other unanswered murder cases, such as Mongolian model Altantuya Shaariibuu and Morais.

Sarawak Report editor Clare Rewcastle-Brown had said that it was Morais who had leaked information on the 1MDB scandal that the Attorney-General’s Chambers was investigating.

Citing reliable sources, Rewcastle-Brown said she believed Morais was the person who prepared an alleged charge sheet against former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak.