Why freeze foundation’s account without notifying us, asks Tengku Puan Pahang
KUANTAN: The bank account of the Tunku Azizah Fertility Foundation (TAFF) has been frozen without any notification or reason, claimed its founder Tengku Puan Pahang Tunku
Azizah Maimunah Iskandariah.
Taking to her official Twitter account @cheminahsayang, Tunku Azizah Maimunah said they only realised the foundation’s HSBC Bank account had been frozen after a cheque issued was returned.
“TAFF’s HSBC bank account has been frozen. Why? I believe in transparency and accountability... but this is unfair and (we were) not notified. We only knew after a cheque was returned.
“TAFF is fully dependent on the sales of cookbooks and donations, we have no money at this time and cannot sponsor treatments. You are invited to review our audited accounts. Who instructed TAFF’s account to be frozen? I am not angry but at least inform us and tell us why.
“There is nothing for us to hide. We are helping those without children to realise their dreams (of getting a child through treatment),” she wrote on her Twitter account.
“Last December, HSBC wrote to me, asking me to declare the assets of my committee members, but I forgot to reply them and they (the bank) froze my account in June,” she added.
In recent days, there have been several reports of bank accounts allegedly related to 1Malaysia Development Bhd being frozen by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission.