Kenyataan SPRM beri gambaran anak 12 tahun wajib hadir, kata Saravanan

The MIC Deputy President, M Saravanan, recently criticized the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) for calling his 12-year-old son to the agency's office to receive a notice regarding the handing over of their assets. According to Saravanan, his son was taken to the anti-corruption agency office by his wife because it was believed that 12-year-olds need to personally receive the notice.

This came after MACC Chairperson Abd Halim Aman stated on September 25 that the notice would be handed over to Saravanan, his wife, their two children, and a fifth child living abroad would receive theirs in November. Saravanan clarified on Facebook that since one of the children was abroad, it should be understood that the other was referring to his 12-year-old son.

However, Abd Halim claimed that MACC operated with integrity and considered what was reasonable when deciding not to hand over the notice of asset declaration to Saravanan's son. He stated that the presence of 12-year-olds at the MACC office does not mean they are there to receive the notice related to the investigation. Saravanan claimed that his children would likely attend because no one else is at home to look after them.

Today, Saravanan claimed that he was only informed that his 12-year-old son does not need to sign any documents and can leave the agency office once they enter it. He said he had informed MACC staff that his son is still below the legal age and does not have any assets in his name. Saravanan questioned why the agency did not clarify that a 12-year-old does not need to attend if he does not need to attend.

He accused MACC of failing to consider basic considerations and reasoning in the case of a 12-year-old, making it a blatant insult. Additionally, Saravanan criticized Abd Halim's claim that no one was available to look after his children at home, stating that this is irrelevant and intended to discredit him. He previously also criticized MACC when he attended the agency with his family on Monday, asserting that the notice of asset declaration that was supposed to be handed over to his son should only be handed over to him as the father.