MACC recommends charges against two in Arm Holdings probe; Farhash denies claims

KiniNews is now also available on Spotify and Apple podcasts.[KiniNews] Two individuals were identified for possible criminal charges over the government’s RM1.1 billion deal with semiconductor firm Arm Holdings, said MACC chief commissioner Azam Baki.In a press conference today, he said it will be up to the attorney-general to decide on whether to charge them when the time comes.However, Azam declined to confirm if ex-economy minister Rafizi Ramli was one of them.He added that the anti-graft agency is calling two more witnesses before wrapping up the investigation - one in Taiwan and another in Malaysia.Meanwhile, in a separate story, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s former aide, Farhash Wafa Salvador Rizal Mubarak, has denied allegations that he was instructed to steal money and stash it in Africa.Denying claims that he has also become a Turkish citizen, the corporate figure accused those implicating him in the matter of harbouring “ulterior motives to gain political mileage.”___________________Support independent media, subscribe to Malaysiakini.com - https://membership.malaysiakini.com/membership/start?internal_source=kinitv