Malaysian Bar president Karen Cheah says there is no provision in the MACC Act and Income Tax Act that overrides the Evidence Act.
Karen Cheah said the MACC and LHDN cannot wantonly ignore the law, by resorting to intimidating tactics that are tantamount to abuse of power.
In a statement, its president Karen Cheah said neither Section 31 of the MACC Act nor Section 80 of the Income Tax Act grants either agency power to access “privileged materials and information”. Section 46 of the MACC Act, expressly precludes MACC from demanding the production of privileged information, she said.“Acting without a court order and making sweeping demands for privileged information without specifics of illegality, are an affront to Parliament’s will under the Evidence Act 1950.”
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