from Channel News Asia: Malaysian police on Saturday (Aug 1) arrested a deputy public prosecutor (DPP) with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), an ex-MACC adviser and an official from the Attorney General's Chambers (AGC) as part of a probe into "defamatory reports" by Sarawak Report's Clare Rewcastle Brown.
Police say the three are also being probed in connection with the leaking of official government information that was "misused".
Ahmad Sazilee Khairi, the DPP who was arrested, had been acting for a special task force probing allegations that around US$700 million had been channelled into the personal bank accounts of Prime Minister Najib Razak through entities linked to debt-ridden state investment firm, 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).
In a statement, Inspector General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar said ex-MACC adviser Rashpal Singh, Jessica Gurmeet Kaur from the AGC and MACC DPP Sazilee Abdul Khairi had been arrested following several reports against the editor of London-based website Sarawak Report, Clare Rewcastle Brown.
Mr Khalid said officials from the central bank, Bank Negara, and other commercial banks will also be called in to aid with investigations. Sarawak Report had been among the first to publish those allegations, along with many other articles critical of the Malaysian government.
Mr Khalid said investigations will be carried out fairly and transparently, in accordance to the laws.
