All beneficiaries of illicit funds believed to be from 1MDB should voluntarily return the sums currently frozen in their accounts to the MACC or face legal action, its chief Mohd Shukri Abdull said today.

Shukri, who is a member of the 1MDB special taskforce, also said that no notice was issued to the beneficiaries before their accounts were frozen as the special taskforce's ongoing investigations on 1MDB needed the element of surprise...