PUTRAJAYA: Court of Appeal judge Datuk Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali (pic) is being investigated over allegations of unexplained money in his account.

       Confirming this, Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki said an investigation paper had been opened after reports were lodged.

       “Yes, we have started our investigation. The procedure is to investigate when a report has been officially lodged.

       “We opened an investigation paper because there were reports lodged, not because claims were made on portals or social media,” he told The Star.

       Mohd Nazlan was the judge who convicted former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak over the misappropriation of RM42mil of SRC International Sdn Bhd funds.

       However, Azam declined to reveal if his officers would be looking for documents or would summon individuals for questioning.

       “The investigation is still in the early stage. My officers will decide during the course of investigation,” he said.

       An article dated April 20 published by the blog Malaysia Today claimed that Mohd Nazlan is being investigated for an unexplained RM1mil in his account.

       The article alleged that the money came in during the time Mohd Nazlan was the group general counsel and company secretary of Maybank.

       Mohd Nazlan lodged a police report against the blog on Thursday, denying the accusations which he said were malicious, baseless and aimed at tarnishing his credibility as a judge.

       In a statement, the Office of the Chief Registrar of the Federal Court of Malaysia said a police report was lodged so that investigations could be carried out under Section 500 of the Penal Code and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act, and other related provisions.