In the meeting which took place yesterday, Anifah told Yun that Malaysia has yet to receive any request from the US to obtain any information or evidence for the filing of the civil case, The Malay Mail Online reported.
“However, Malaysia is ready to fully cooperate with any lawful investigation of Malaysian companies in accordance with international protocols, provided that Malaysia and the United States work together on this matter,” he was quoted as saying by the news portal.
Anifah added that Malaysia highly values its bilateral relations with the US, and therefore, called on the US to recognise the various steps taken by Malaysia to address the 1MDB issue.
The DoJ had on Wednesday, filed lawsuits saying that over US$3.5 billion was misappropriated from 1MDB.
In its lawsuits, filed in Los Angeles, the DoJ said it sought to seize assets “involved in and traceable to an international conspiracy to launder money misappropriated from 1MDB”.
The DoJ also alleged offences were committed over a four-year period and involved multiple individuals, including Malaysian officials and their associates, who conspired to fraudulently divert billions of dollars from 1MDB.
It specifically named Prime Minister Najib Razak’s stepson Riza Aziz, Low Taek Jho (better known as Jho Low), and Abu Dhabi government officials Khadem al-Qubaisi and Mohamed Ahmed Badawy Al-Husseiny.