No govt interference in 1MDB probe – Wan Azizah
TAWAU: The 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) investigation is carried out independently and there is no political interference at all, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Wan Azizah Wan Ismail.
She said the investigation does not involve the government.
“The government does not intervene in the 1MDB investigation and there is no political interference but what the government wants if there is government funds involved for it to be returned back to the Malaysian people,” she said when attending the Tawau parliamentary Hari Raya open house at the Tawau Sports Complex yesterday.
On the frozen funds of Tengku Azizah Fertility Foundation, Dr Wan Azizah said she was told that it was an internal problem between those involved with the bank itself, adding that the government was not involved and reckoned the matter can be resolved in the best possible way.
The Deputy Prime Minister also said Sabah must develop together with Peninsular Malaysia.
She said the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition, comprising Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu), PKR, DAP and Amanah, had never neglected Sabah.
PH had always questioned the development in Sabah and had enquired about the completion of the Pan Borneo Highway, she said.
Also present were Deputy Chief Minister and Sabah PKR chairman Christina Liew and Assistant Minister of Finance Sarifuddin Hata, who represented Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal, state ministers and elected representatives.
Dr Wan Azizah added that the post-era of the electoral victory of PH and Parti Warisan Sabah was the best time to fulfill all the promises made to the people.
“However, we ask the people to be a little patient because after taking over power we found the financial problem to be more severe than anticipated and it requires a little more time to stabilise the situation,” she said.
Dr Wan Azizah, who is also Women, Family and Community Development Minister, said the ministry would look into the need to establish a complex for the elderly in Tawau.
“The Chief Minister (Mohd Shafie) had considered a suitable site for the complex and my ministry will look into the matter for the well-being of the people,” she said.
The Deputy Prime Minister who made her maiden visit to Tawau after her appointment, was happy to be with the Tawau people for the Hari Raya program and congratulated Sabah for forming a new government under Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal as chief minister now that the federal government has already been set up.
Prior to the event, Dr Wan Azizah heard a briefing from a representative of the Air Panas Old Folks Home and handed over a donation for the 13 residents.
Earlier, Dr Wan Azizah officiated at the opening of PKR service centre at Kubota Bintang Commercial Centre at Chong Thien Vun Road.