He said this was because the investigations into the embattled state-owned firm and those with alleged links to it, was still ongoing.
“Go ahead and take legal action. I’ll wait (for it),” he said in a press conference here today.
Azmin on Tuesday sent a notice of demand to Khalid, demanding that the top cop exercise his duties to issue a warrant of arrest on businessman Low Taek Jho, whom Azmin claimed had committed wrongdoings under various criminal laws.
“It is the duty of the IGP to take action against Low under the Police Act and Federal Constitution as he is suspected of criminal wrongdoings,” Azmin said in the notice of demand.
Azmin, who is also PKR deputy president, said if the IGP does not take any action by Aug 15, he will sue the police to compel them to take the necessary steps, including seeking Interpol’s help to nab Low.
In November 2015, the home ministry, in a parliamentary reply to Kelana Jaya MP Wong Chen, said the government had been unsuccessful in locating certain individuals to facilitate investigations into 1MDB.
Low was one of the individuals needed for investigations, along with 1MDB’s former senior executives Casey Tang Keng Chee and Jasmine Loo Ai Swan, SRC International managing director Nik Faisal Ariff Kamil, and Deutsche Bank country manager Yusof Annuar Yaacob.
On a separate matter, Khalid said around 12,000 police officers had been tasked to prepare for the 29th Sea Games that will take place from Aug 19 to 30.
“We are fully prepared, and are fully confident that we will be able to provide top security services throughout the Sea Games,” he said.