Pekan Umno, SUPP get back funds seized by MACC

The funds belonging to Pekan Umno and Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) amounting to RM700,000 and RM188,138.26 respectively, which were seized by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), have been returned to the two parties.

The funds were allegedly linked to the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal and transferred from former prime minister Najib Razak’s personal account...