Police yet to record statement from Justo over his claims — IGP
JOHOR BAHRU: The Royal Malaysia Police ( PDRM) have yet to record a statement from Swiss whistle- blower Xavier Andre Justo over his allegations that he was forced to say, among others, that former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak was a good man.
Inspector- General of Police Tan Sri Mohamad Fuzi Harun said the police, however, did not rule out the possibility and would consider to record Justo’s statement if necessary.
“We have yet to record any statement from him (Justo). For the police to record a statement, it must be based on a report lodged, unless we will look at the old report.
“If there are new developments ... we will consider taking his statement,” he told reporters after presenting Pingat Jasa Pahlawan Negara for the Johor contingent to 580 recipients at the Johor police contingent headquarters here yesterday.
Mohamad Fuzi said that if the police wished to record a statement from Justo, they would have to make an appointment with the former PetroSaudi International Ltd’s executive.
On Thursday, Mohamad Fuzi was reported to have said PDRM would look into all Justo’s claims that he had been forced to openly admit that Najib was the best prime minister.
Mohamad Fuzi said he was aware of the matter and said that it could be related to the statement taken when Justo was in Bangkok, three years ago.
On June 22, 2015, Justo was detained at his home in Koh Samui, Thailand, after PetroSaudi’s officer filed a complaint that Justo tried to blackmail the company of 2.5 million Swiss francs ( RM11 million) using the documents stolen from the company.
On Wednesday, Justo was reported to have said that Malaysian authorities had come to meet him in Bangkok and among them were Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department director Datuk Seri Amar Singh Ishar Singh.
Justo said he was forced to ‘confess’ to, among others, have stolen and manipulated the data; that he worked with a Malaysian opposition politician with the help of a journalist; the PetroSaudi1MDB’s agreement was legitimate and fair; and Mr Razak (Najib) was a good person.
Amar Singh was reported to have said the police had never asked Justo to do as such, and none of Justo’s statements, which were kept in the police record, showed that Justo did ‘confess’ to those things as he claimed.