Najib not trying to flee country: Cops
> Police aware of ex-PM’s holiday in Langkawi
ALOR STAR: Police have dismissed claims that former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak and his family were attempting to flee the country through Langkawi.
Kedah police chief Commissioner Datuk Zainal Abidin Kasim said the police were well informed about Najib and his family’s arrival in Langkawi.
“He (Najib) came to Langkawi for a holiday with his family members. Najib had also met former Kedah menteri besar Datuk Seri Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah and several Umno leaders.
“However, it was just a normal meeting,” Zainal Abidin told theSun yesterday.
He added Najib’s personal security personnel are accompanying Najib and his family in Langkawi.
Zainal Abidin advised the public not to jump to conclusions and speculate on the matter.
On Sunday, Immigration directorgeneral Datuk Seri Mustafar Ali assured Malaysians that Najib and his wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor were still in the country.
Zainal Abidin said Najib and his family were just taking a holiday on the island resort off Kedah.
His trip comes amid public concern that he and his wife had gone abroad while the police and the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission had yet to wrap up investigations on their purported involvement in alleged money laundering crimes involving 1Malaysia Development Berhad.
Najib’s arrival in Langkawi was also verified by Kedah Immigration Department director Zuhair Jamaludin.
Pictures of Najib and Rosmah and several trolleys loaded with luggage at the KL International Airport in Sepang, Selangor and later at the Langkawi International Airport in Kedah started spreading on social media portals on Sunday.
Netizens expressed alarm when a Facebook user claimed to have spotted Najib near the hallway for international departures.
Both Najib and Rosmah have mostly kept to their private residence in Taman Duta in the past month.