Azam Baki defends asset declaration extension for Dr M’s sons, says both can ask for more time but subject to review
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 — The additional one-month granted to two sons of former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad to declare their assets is reasonable, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief Tan Sri Azam Baki said today after critics questioned the extension.
Tan Sri Mokhzani Mahathir and his older brother Tan Sri Mirzan Mahathir were ordered to declare their assets covering four decades in January, with the 30-day deadline initially expiring in the middle of this month; both businessmen have since been given an extra month to do so.
Azam said the recent extension granted to Mokhzani two days ago — and Mirzan last Friday — was based on the investigating officer’s explanation regarding the extensive nature of the businessmen’s assets, news portal Free Malaysia Today reported today.
“And he (Mokhzani) needs to gather the relevant documents for the details.
