The Inspector General of Police should state clearly whether or not he and other members of the Special Task Force set up to probe 1MDB and SRC have had sight of all bank accounts involved in transactions involving SRC.
It was reported yesterday that the IGP had asked Clare Rewcastle-Brown to come to Malaysia with supporting documents to assist investigations over certain claims involving an alleged payment from the Prime Minister’s bank account.
The Special Task Force was created years ago. Surely the police and MACC ought to have, after all this time, had sight of all transactions in the accounts of SRC and that of the Prime Minister.
It would be absurd to expect one to believe that these basic documents and facts are not in their possession. That would speak volumes for their credibility. That would also throw wide open the question as to whether or not the task force has been of any use at all after all this while.
Having been set up to probe a matter as big as 1MDB and SRC, and having attracted the heads of the major institutions such as PDRM, MACC, Bank Negara and the AG, we expect top quality investigations from this force.
Where there are doubts, they must answer. In this case clearly there are. So the IGP or anyone else from the force needs to speak up to put matters right.
If they have the documents they must state if the allegations are true or not. If they do not, then they must explain why up until now, basic documents and facts like these have not yet been obtained to assist in their probe.