What’s happening with Malaysia’s ‘corporate mafia’ probe? Minister wants updates

About this episode

The episode discusses the Malaysian government's investigation into allegations of collusion between businessmen and anti-corruption officials.

A Malaysian minister urged the country’s police chief to clarify the status of investigations into allegations that a network of businessmen was colluding with anti-corruption agency officials to oust executives. The government has ordered law enforcement agencies, including the Malaysian Anti‑Corruption Commission (MACC), to look into the allegations involving the businessmen, nicknamed the “corporate mafia”. So far, the police say they have found no evidence of the MACC’s involvement. “It is...

Topics covered

• corruption
• investigation
• business
• law enforcement
• Malaysia

Keywords

• Malaysia
• corporate mafia
• anti-corruption
• investigation
• law enforcement

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Malaysian Anti‑Corruption Commission, Malaysia, police, corporate mafia

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