Kedah exco members called to give statements to MACC, says Sanusi

Kedah Menteri Besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor says that state government executive councillors have been asked to provide their statements to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to assist in the investigation of the rare earth elements mining case.

He said some of them gave their statements yesterday while the rest are expected to do so on Thursday.

"I am perplexed as no exco members have ever been called to confirm the minutes of the exco meetings. I was told that all are expected to have their statements recorded in Alor Setar.

"Some have given theirs today, the rest (will do so) tomorrow, and then maybe my turn," he told reporters at an event in Alor Setar yesterday when asked if he had been called by MACC to give his statement as part of the investigation into the case.
 
MACC chief commissioner Azam Baki was reported to have said that the commission had summoned 12 witnesses as part of investigations into a power abuse and corruption case in a rare earths element mining project in Kedah.

He said they would record statements from more witnesses including Sanusi.