Why can the Interpol unit not track key 1MDB witnesses?

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The Interpol Unit Cannot Track Key 1MDB Witnesses Due to a Lack of Active Police Probes Against Them

The Royal Malaysia Police's (RMP) Interpol unit is unable to trace the current whereabouts of several key individuals connected to the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) investigations. This inability stems from the fact that these individuals are not currently subjects of active police probes, thus no requests have been made to the Interpol unit for their location. Without formal investigations initiated by the police against them, the Interpol unit has no mandate or basis to track these individuals.
No Requests Received to Locate Specific Individuals

The Interpol unit has not received any official requests to locate prominent figures such as billionaire Low Taek Jho, former 1MDB executive directors Casey Tang Keng Chee and Jasmine Loo Ai Swan, former SRC International managing director Nik Faisal Ariff Kamil, and former Goldman Sachs Group Incorporation Malaysia's country chairman for corporate finance Datuk Yusof Annuar Yaacob. These individuals have been identified as potentially important witnesses in the ongoing scrutiny of 1MDB's affairs.
Absence of Police Investigations Precludes Tracking Efforts

The primary reason the RMP's Interpol unit cannot track these individuals is the absence of an active police investigation targeting them. Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, who is also the deputy prime minister, stated in a written parliamentary reply that the unit's function is to act on requests related to ongoing probes. Therefore, since no police probe is currently underway against these named individuals, the Interpol unit is not in a position to trace or track their locations.
Previous Actions by Other Agencies Noted

While the RMP's Interpol unit cannot act without a police probe, other agencies have previously sought information on some of these individuals. For instance, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) released "Wanted" posters in July for Casey Tang and Jasmine Loo to assist investigations under the Exchange Control Act 1953, urging the public to provide information. Separately, Attorney-General Tan Sri Mohamed Apandi Ali indicated that Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) officers had recorded statements from Nik Faisal Ariff Kamil and another SRC International director, Datuk Suboh Md Yassin.

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