The organisation’s president Rajesh Nagarajan said that it was tipped off by a purported whistleblower and gave MACC a list of eight people to be investigated.
Neither MACC nor the non-governmental organisations have identified the individuals allegedly linked to the transactions.
Nagarajan also claimed that the three elephants were captured from the wild, not raised in captivity, and called for greater scrutiny over how the transfer was approved.
Peka had also urged the authorities to establish a taskforce to investigate the transfer of the three elephants and determine if it was carried out in compliance with Malaysian wildlife laws and the country’s obligations under international conservation agreements, FMT reported.
In a memorandum submitted to Inspector-General of Police Khalid Ismail, Peka said it had identified what it described as significant discrepancies involving export permits, animal health certificates issued by the department of veterinary services, invoices linked to the transaction and the airway bill used to transport the elephants.
According to Peka, the inconsistencies raise questions about whether the transfer was executed in accordance with the relevant legal provisions and whether there had been any procedural irregularities, abuse of power, or misconduct by the parties involved.
“Public confidence in the integrity of the country’s wildlife management depends on the transparency and accountability of the authorities in addressing issues such as these,” said Nagarajan in the memorandum, as quoted by FMT.
Earlier on Monday, another memorandum was handed to Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) president Wee Ka Siong following a 290km awareness run from Taiping to Parliament in Kuala Lumpur.
The awareness run was led by Barisan Nasional’s Youth community affairs bureau chief Neow Choo Seong. Among those who joined the final leg of the run to Parliament and attended the memorandum handover were former health minister Khairy Jamaluddin and former member of parliament Ong Kian Ming, reported The Star.
The memorandum had called for the return of the three elephants back to Malaysia.
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