Ex-Yayasan Bank Rakyat chairman faces 'high legal hurdle' in bid to block MACC asset notice
KUALA LUMPUR: Former Yayasan Bank Rakyat (YBR) chairman Datuk Seri Nazir Hussin Akhtar Hussin's bid to block an asset declaration notice from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) faces a high legal hurdle.
Former Yayasan Bank Rakyat chairman Datuk Seri Nazir Hussin faces a difficult legal challenge in his attempt to halt an asset declaration notice from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). Lawyers have cast doubt on the chances of his injunction application succeeding, given the constraints on interfering with the MACC's investigative powers.
MACC's actions can be challenged in court only if there's evidence of misconduct. The court has consistently declined to interfere with MACC's steps, and the scope of judicial review of criminal investigations is limited.
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