Mandiri’s Amir Hadi says bank account frozen under Amla

Mandiri executive director Amir Hadi today confirmed that his personal bank account was frozen under the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001, or Amla.

However, he said neither he nor Mandiri was involved in any criminal activity.

He also said he had not been summoned by the police in connection with any investigation.

“But I am prepared to be called up, arrested, probed and charged if I have committed any offence,” he said in a statement.

He added that he had contacted a lawyer to take further action.

Yesterday, Amir said his personal bank account and those belonging to the organisation had been frozen, days after he was barred from leaving the country.

He said the personal account of Mandiri finance director Dobby Chew and that of Hayat, an NGO managed by Chew, had also been frozen.

He said neither he nor Chew had been contacted about the restrictions or called in for questioning.

The development came about a week after Amir discovered that he had been placed under a travel restriction.

He decided to check his status on the MyBorderPass app after Chew encountered difficulties returning from Jakarta. Chew was told there was a restriction imposed by Bukit Aman but eventually allowed to enter Malaysia.