KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 -- The arrival time of four of 12 paintings linked to the misappropriation of 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) funds - valued at over US$30 million (RM120 million) - is being withheld for security reasons.

Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki said the decision was to safeguard the artworks, given their high value and their role as part of an ongoing investigation.

"For now, detailed information including the arrival time cannot be disclosed to avoid any security risks," he told Mingguan Malaysia.

The four works - L'Ecuyere et les clowns (1961) by Pablo Picasso, Montmartre (1934) by Maurice Utrillo, Etude pour femme couchee (1948) by Balthus and Composition (1953) by J...