PUTRAJAYA: Embattled former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak arrived today for a second round of questioning by the Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission (MACC) over the dubious transfer of RM42 million in his personal bank account.
Najib and his legal counsel pulled up into the MACC headquarters lobby here in a white Toyota Vellfire at 9.45am.
Dressed in a black coat, Najib was swarmed by a group photographers and videographers before being ushered to the investigation rooms with his lawyers.
In tow were two vehicles occupied by his legal team, among others.
Meanwhile, former PetroSaudi International Ltd Xavier Andre Justo officer was also spotted at the graftbuster’s headquarters once again.
Justo arrived at the building around 9am today to meet with the special task force investigating 1MDB for the second time.
He also met with them yesterday.
Over 100 members of the media gathered to corner Najib at the driveway of the headquarters. The coverage of the issue took centre stage as matters related to the 1Malaysia Development Bhd(1MDB) hogged local and foreign headlines for about three years.
Najib was summoned for questioning to facilitate MACC investigations into the SRC International Sdn Bhd case.
He gave his first statement to the graftbuster on Tuesday.
SRC International has been a subsidiary of 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), until it was placed under the Finance Ministry in 2012.
The Prime Minister’s Office, in a statement on Monday, 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 offenses 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 2017 seeking to recover over USD 1.7 billion in assets traceable to funds allegedly misappropriated from 1MDB.
These complaints alleged that more than USD4.5 billion was diverted from 1MDB and laundered through a web of shell companies and bank accounts located in the United States and elsewhere. -- Reporting by Hidir Reduan, Veena Babulal and Teoh Pei Ying
