Attorney General Tan Sri Apandi Ali says the government will not claim Equanimity because it does not belong to the Malaysian government.” (https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/413891)
With respect, I think the Attorney General has got it wrong.
The test isn’t whether the yacht belongs to the Malaysian government. If that be the case, then we shouldn’t be freezing and seizing anyone’s personal assets in any case because none of that belongs to the government either.
The test should be whether or not the asset concerned forms or is related to the subject matter of any probe or investigation be it here in Malaysia or in any other jurisdiction and whether its seizure will assist in that probe or investigation.
Whether the Attorney General likes it or not , the 1MDB probe has captured international attention and the way in which other countries have dealt with it leaves us looking as if we are unable to deal with it at all. It is for these reasons perhaps that Malaysia has fallen in ranks when it comes to the global fight against corruption as well.
This is why the pledge by Pakatan Harapan to reform the Attorney General’s chambers and to take action against all those found to have committed offences in this case or cases related to it if any, as well as to begin steps to recover as much as legally possible globally is most significant.