Germany Urged To Freeze Taib Mahmud’s Assets

Tashny Sukumaran

Swiss-based Bruno Manser Fund (BMF) is chalking small victories as it steadily draws the attention of global governments to Taib Mahmud 'ill-gotten' wealth.

KUALA LUMPUR: Germany, which has been in the forefront on calls for the “effective combating of corruption”, has been urged to “freeze all the assets of kleptocrat” Sarawak Chief Minister Taib Mahmud.

The call for Chancellor Angella Merkel to “clarify business ties” that leading German financial institute, Deutsche Bank, has with Taib comes just over month after Switzerland said it would investigate the matter.