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[UPDATED] Pahang land encroachment case: MACC to gather documents, record witness statements
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is in the process of obtaining relevant documents related to a land encroachment case in Pahang to assist with its investigations.
The MACC's Strategic Communications Division said the documents are intended to help identify and record statements from witnesses.
"The investigation is currently focused on obtaining relevant documents for review to identify and record statements from witnesses.
"The MACC has also identified the settlers involved," the division told the New Straits Times today.
On April 29, MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki had said that they would summon individuals involved in the Raub, Pahang land encroachment case from about 10 years ago and earlier, including those who have since retired.
Azam said this as the graft busters are conducting a thorough investigation, not only focusing on governance issues but also examining how certain parties had allowed the land to be encroached upon over the years.
Previously, two-term Tras assemblyman Tengku Zulpuri Shah Raja Puji had called for the MACC to investigate the issue of illegal durian farms in the area.
Tengku Zulpuri, a former Raub member of Parliament, said the illegal farms in the district had been an "open secret" for over 30 years.
This comes after authorities launched Op Sekat 3.0 on April 8, felling durian trees on illegal farms spanning 202.34 hectares - an area roughly equivalent to 283 football fields in Raub.
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