MACC met with Kuwaiti 1MDB convict in France last year - Azam

A team of MACC officers had met with Syrian-French businessperson Bachar Kiwan in March last year to seek information surrounding his involvement with fugitive businessperson Low Taek Jho and allegations of laundering 1MDB funds through Kuwait.

MACC chief commissioner Azam Baki in a statement to Malaysiakini confirmed claims by Bachar on the meeting in Paris, France, where the Kuwaiti-born has been living since he fled the gulf state in 2017.

“Yes, MACC officers met Bachar in Paris in March last year...