MACC to record Najib’s statement at hq, not home

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) yesterday refuted the statement by Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s lawyer, Datuk Harpal Singh Grewal that MACC officers will go to the residence of the former prime minister to record his statement.

MACC deputy chief commissioner (Operations) Datuk Seri Azam Baki said on the other hand, Najib would have to be present at MACC headquarters in Putrajaya on Tuesday.

“The notice served on Najib yesterday had stated clearly that he is required to be present at MACC headquarters to have his statement recorded,” Azam said in a statement yesterday.

He said Najib had to appear to assist in MACC investigations in the SRC International case.

Harpal was yesterday reported as saying that MACC was scheduled to take Najib’s statement at 8am on Tuesday at his residence in Jalan Langgak Duta, here.

On Friday, a team of MACC officers visited Najib at his residence to serve a notice on the Pekan MP to appear at MACC’s headquarters to give his statement and assist investigations in the SRC International Sdn Bhd case on Tuesday.

SRC International was a subsidiary of 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) before it was placed under the Ministry of Finance in 2012.

In Jan 26, 2016, the media reported that Attorney-General Tan Sri Mohamed Apandi Ali confirmed there was no criminal offence by Najib in relation to the case involving a RM2.6 billion donation and SRC International.

SRC International was accused of transferring millions of ringgit into the private accounts of Najib when he was prime minister. - Bernama