KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 — Malaysia’s graftbusting agency told SRC International Sdn Bhd today that it will not halt its ongoing investigation just to wait for the outcome of any probe on the purported leak of confidential documents from the state-owned firm.

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) also told SRC International that its investigation, which centres on the firm’s RM4 billion loan from the Retirement Fund Inc (KWAP), has nothing to do with the alleged information leak.

“The info leak is a completely different matter. It has no link whatsoever to the investigation on SRC International,” MACC’s director of investigations Datuk Azam Baki said.

“MACC’s probe cannot be interrupted or postponed on the grounds of having to wait until the investigation on the reported information leak is first completed.

“It is up to SRC International if it wants to lodge a police report on this leak,” he added.

Earlier today, SRC International in a statement urged the Attorney-General to investigate the source of leaked documents from the state-owned firm that have been used in reports suggesting misappropriation of its RM4 billion from KWAP.

The former subsidiary of 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) also suggested that the unauthorised release may be coming from the MACC that is investigating the firm.

The firm then appeared to convey that it will not co-operate “fully” with the MACC in its probe on how SRC International utilised the RM4 billion loan from KWAP, until the AG investigates and identifies the source of the leaks.

It said after the AG completes this probe, it will fully cooperate with MACC or any other authority.

Responding, Azam said from the statement, it appeared as if SRC International was opposed to MACC’s probe on it.

He reminded the Finance Ministry-owned firm, however, that this would be in violation of the MACC Act 2009.

“According to the Act, parties that block any probe by the MACC will face action,” he said.

The MACC and SRC International have engaged in public exchanges over the investigation of the firm.

On October 20, the anti-corruption agency reprimanded the firm for failing to cooperate with its investigations, after two SRC directors failed to turn up for questioning.

The following day, SRC International issued a press release categorising the MACC as denying the authenticity of leaked documents — a draft charge sheet against the prime minister and a diagram purportedly showing SRC funds being channelled into his accounts — purportedly from the probe and reported by two news outlets.

This prompted MACC to again reproach SRC International, warning the firm not to make further mention of the commission in any of its press releases. It also denied issuing any statement on the two documents.

The MACC is currently investigating SRC International over its RM4 billion loan from KWAP.

On August 22, the agency said it was seeking the of three individuals for its probe, namely billionaire businessman Low Taek Jho as well as SRC directors Nik Faisal Ariff Kamil and Datuk Suboh Md Yassin.

Since then, Low’s representative has reportedly said that the businessman will cooperate with the MACC.