The MACC has no jurisdiction over Riza Aziz or Red Granite
The Third Force
The MACC is hinging its entire discovery exercise into Red Granite Pictures purely on a 20th of July 2016 report issued by the US Department of Justice (DoJ).
The 2016 report was prepared pursuant to terms contained within a controversial loophole that exists in American jurisprudence.
Known as Civil Forfeitures, the loophole allows the DoJ to file forfeiture proceedings against any individual or company suspected of crime or illegal activity hinged solely on complaints filed by a third party.
US law has it that for the complaints to be filed, the complainant must imply that the individual or company he (or she) is filing the complaints against wrongdoing on American soil.
Under the circumstances, the MACC has no jurisdiction to question Riza or act on him given that its entire discovery exercise is hinged purely on the DoJ report that relates to crimes committed on American soil.
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