Law firm: MACC's conduct violates legal professional privilege

A law firm has labelled the conduct of the MACC and Inland Revenue Board (IRB) as unlawful, indiscriminate and in particular would result in a violation of legal professional privilege.

In a media statement, Chetan Lachwan Jethwani, who is of the law firm Chetan Jethwani & Company, said five officers from the MACC and IRB came to his law firm around 9.30am on Friday last week with an order to search the firm to seize documents.

The lawyer said he objected to the attempted search and seizure on the ground that the conduct of the MACC and IRB officers was allegedly unlawful, indiscriminate and in particular would result in a violation of legal professional privilege.

He claimed that the MACC and IRB officers in particular had not complied with the legal provisions in the MACC Act 2009 and the Income Tax Act 1967.

Below is his full press statement...