KUALA LUMPUR, May 22 -- The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has frozen 100 bank accounts linked to a corporate figure titled Tan Sri, his family members, and related companies, with a total value exceeding RM217 million.

According to Buletin TV3, MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki confirmed that five individuals, including the corporate figure, have given statements, and around 13 more witnesses are expected to be interviewed.

"So far, five individuals, including the Tan Sri, have been recorded, and about 13 others will follow," he said at a press conference at the MACC headquarters in Putrajaya today.

The investigation centres on an offshore investment allegedly involving corruption through two Malaysian proxies con...