Dr M’s sons given more time to declare assets
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has granted a further extension to Tan Sri Mokhzani Mahathir and his elder brother Mirzan to declare their assets in a probe involving their father, former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki said lawyers representing the brothers had made the request to extend the deadline.

“As I said on Monday, their lawyers had contacted the investigating officer in charge of their case.

“We have agreed to that (request), and I have granted a further extension of the deadline for both of them,” he told reporters, but did not state the new deadline.

In January, the brothers were handed the notice to declare their assets under Section 36(1)(b) of the MACC Act 2009, within 30 days by February, but they have since been granted several deadline extensions by the MACC upon their request.

The most recent deadline given to Mokhzani and Mirzan was May 25 and May 29 respectively.

They were directed to declare the assets they have accumulated since 1981, the year Dr Mahathir became prime minister for the first time.

Late last month, the brothers said in a joint statement that they are not the subject of the MACC probe, adding that the whole exercise is to determine if their father had abused his position as prime minister to enrich them.

They said that they are keen to prove that whatever they have earned over the years was through legitimate means.
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KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has granted a further extension to Tan Sri Mokhzani Mahathir and his elder brother Mirzan to declare their assets in a probe involving their father, former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.