Those who lied to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) can be jailed up to three years, Selayang MP William Leong said today.

The PKR lawmaker cited Section 20 of the Houses of Parliament (Powers and Privileges) Act which states that those who give false testimony to the House or to any House committee can be charged under Section 193 of the Penal Code for giving false evidence.

This is in regard to the PAC report on 1MDB, and the unravelling of information that followed, including International Petroleum Investment Co's (IPIC) statement that it had no links with Aabar based in British Virgin Islands.