‘Corporate Mafia’ probe freezes over RM400m in assets, no MACC officers implicated, Home Ministry tells Parliament

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 — Federal police have found no evidence linking Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) officers to alleged “corporate mafia” syndicates after questioning 70 individuals in an ongoing anti-money laundering operation, the Home Ministry told the Dewan Rakyat.

In a written parliamentary reply yesterday, the ministry confirmed that checks on those called up by investigators revealed no information to support such claims.

“Based on the background and identities of the witnesses called for statement recording, no MACC officers were involved or identified for the purpose of assisting the investigation.

“At present, the Op Viking investigation is continuing in order to complete the entire investigation paper. The Ministry gives an assurance that PDRM is committed to carrying out this investigation in accordance with the laws in force,” the ministry said.

The disclosure came in response to Pengkalan Chepa MP Datuk Dr Ahmad Marzuk Shaary, who asked the home minister to outline the status of the investigation, clarify whether MACC or other regulatory officials were being probed for abuse of power, and detail progress following a Cabinet directive ordering a comprehensive inquiry.

The high-level investigation stems from a Bloomberg report published on Feb 12, 2026, which alleged the existence of an entrenched “corporate mafia” in Malaysia. The report claimed rogue elements within regulatory and enforcement bodies abused their statutory powers to intimidate corporate executives into selling company equity at depressed prices, enabling third-party syndicates to engineer hostile corporate takeovers.

In response, the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) launched Op Viking through its specialized Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA) criminal investigation division, opening formal investigation papers on Oct 14, 2025, under Section 4(1) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001.

As part of the nationwide operation, investigators have detained several individuals and moved aggressively against suspected proceeds of crime.

As of Sept 25, 2026, police had recorded statements from 70 individuals while freezing or seizing assets exceeding RM409 million.

The frozen assets include 417 central depository system (CDS) accounts and 70 share-trading portfolios valued at roughly RM323.59 million, alongside 404 bank accounts holding a combined RM85.62 million. Officers also seized eight real estate properties and 11 vehicles linked to the probe.

The ministry stated that police are actively pursuing remaining operational leads to finalise the investigation papers for prosecutorial review.

However, the parliamentary reply did not specify whether any of the 70 questioned individuals have been designated as formal criminal suspects, whether charges are pending, or if personnel from other regulatory agencies remain under scrutiny.

The ministry also refrained from identifying the registered owners of the impounded equity and bank accounts, with asset freezes under AMLA serving as an investigative safeguard rather than a legal finding of guilt.

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吉隆坡，10 月 27 日——马来西亚内政部向国会下议院表示，联邦警察在对 70 人进行持续的反洗钱行动讯问后，没有发现任何证据表明马来西亚反贪污委员会 (MACC) 的官员与所谓的“企业黑手党”集团有关联。

该部昨天在一份书面议会答复中证实，对调查人员传唤的人员进行的核查显示，没有任何信息支持此类说法。

“根据被传唤录口供的证人的背景和身份，没有反贪污委员会官员参与或被指派协助调查。

“目前，‘维京行动’的调查仍在继续，以完成全部调查报告。该部门保证，马来西亚皇家警察将严格按照现行法律开展这项调查。”该部门表示。

此次披露是对彭加兰芝柏国会议员拿督艾哈迈德·马祖克·沙里博士的回应。沙里博士要求内政部长概述调查进展情况，澄清是否正在调查反贪污委员会或其他监管官员滥用职权，并详细说明在内阁指示下令进行全面调查后取得的进展。

这项高级别调查源于彭博社2026年2月12日发布的一篇报道，该报道声称马来西亚存在根深蒂固的“企业黑手党”。报道指出，监管和执法机构内部的某些不法分子滥用职权，胁迫企业高管以低价出售公司股权，从而使第三方财团得以策划恶意收购。

对此，马来西亚皇家警察（PDRM）通过其专门的反洗钱法（AMLA）刑事调查部门启动了“维京行动”，并于 2025 年 10 月 14 日根据 2001 年反洗钱、反恐怖主义融资和非法活动收益法第 4(1) 条正式立案调查。

作为全国性行动的一部分，调查人员拘留了数人，并对涉嫌犯罪所得采取了强硬措施。

截至 2026 年 9 月 25 日，警方已记录了 70 人的证词，同时冻结或扣押了超过 4.09 亿令吉的资产。

被冻结的资产包括417个中央证券存管系统（CDS）账户和70个股票交易组合，总价值约3.2359亿令吉，以及404个银行账户，总计8562万令吉。警方还查封了与此案相关的8处房产和11辆汽车。

该部门表示，警方正在积极追查剩余的行动线索，以最终完成调查文件，提交检察机关审查。

然而，议会答复并未具体说明被询问的 70 人中是否有人被指定为正式的刑事嫌疑人，是否面临指控，或者其他监管机构的人员是否仍在接受审查。

该部还避免透露被扣押的股权和银行账户的注册所有者身份，根据《反洗钱法》进行的资产冻结是一种调查保障措施，而不是法律上的有罪认定。

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