MACC questions Najib for more than 6 hours
PUTRAJAYA: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak was questioned for more than six hours yesterday by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) over allegations of graft related to SRC International.
This is the Najib’s second session with MACC, having first provided his statement to the commission on Tuesday.
He and his legal team pulled up into the MACC headquarters’ lobby in a white Toyota Vellfire at 9.45am.
Dressed in a black coat and grey trousers, Najib waved to photographers and videographers before being ushered to the investigation room with his lawyers.
In tow were two vehicles, bearing his legal team and bodyguards.
Najib exited the building at 4.50pm, and stopped to notify reporters that MACC officers had told him that the questioning phase of the investigation had been completed.
“This is the second day of questioning.
“The session started at 10am and ended at 4.30pm with a 40minute break for rest and Zohor prayers.
“I answered all questions to the best of my ability and MACC officers handled the matter professionally.
“They also told me that questioning is over.”
SRC International was a subsidiary of 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) until it was placed under the Finance Ministry in 2012.
The Prime Minister’s Office, in a statement on Monday, had announced the setting up of the 1MDB investigation task force.
Its duties are to conduct a detailed investigation, asset tracing and acquisition, as well as facilitate the prosecution of individuals who committed offences related to the management of 1MDB.
On Tuesday, the US Department of Justice said it would continue to pursue investigations related to 1MDB, adding that it was looking forward to working with Malaysian authorities on the matter. The US filed forfeiture complaints in 2016 and last year, seeking to recover over US$ 1.7 billion in assets traceable to funds allegedly misappropriated from 1MDB.
These complaints alleged that more than US$4.5 billion was diverted from 1MDB and laundered through a web of shell companies and bank accounts located in the US and elsewhere.