A simple logic - how to channel money to bank accounts already closed?
The personal accounts of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, allegedly linked to the 1MDB money trail, were not frozen as they were already closed on Aug 30, 2013 and March 9 this year, a special task probing the allegations said Thursday.
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However, the special task force, set up to probe the alleged transfer of funds, said that all relevant documents related to the two AmBank Islamic accounts have been received.
"The Attorney-General emphasised that all investigation documents received by the Attorney-General are provided by the special task force. Therefore, there is no issue of the Attorney-General using documents published in the Wall Street Journal or elsewhere," it said in a statement.
On Wednesday, a task force team raided the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) office at Menara IMC in Kuala Lumpur. The search of the premises was completed at 6.45pm.
The statement added that Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail was informed that the team had obtained materials required for its investigation including the minutes of meetings of 1MDB's board of directors, the minute book, bank statements and other bank details, reconciliation statements, ledgers, agreements of business and investment dealings, and files on 1MDB's corporate social responsibility activities.
The team also seized several notebook computers.
A multi-agency special task force has been investigating the alleged 1MDB money trail. It has frozen six bank accounts and is investigating 17 others allegedly involved in the transfer of 1MDB funds.
The task force has also seized documents during raids on 1MDB-linked companies, namely SRC International Sdn Bhd, Gandingan Mentari Sdn Bhd and Ihsan Perdana Sdn Bhd, which were allegedly used to channel funds into what WSJ claims were the personal accounts of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.
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In a related development, Pascal Najadi, the son of murdered Arab-Malaysian Development Bank founder Hussain Ahmad Najadi slams the police for saying the murder has no connection with the 1MDB controversy.
Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar said a blog, which claimed Najadi was killed because of a connection to 1MDB, had deliberately tried to mislead the people.
A WhatsApp message that went viral had linked Najadi’s murder to what The Wall Street Journal has reported to be a US$60mil (RM228mil) deposit into an AmBank account. It claimed Najadi had filed a police report on the transactions before he was shot dead.
In its latest posting, Sarawak Report interviewed Pascal, who is now in Moscow, and he claimed his father died for reporting an alleged bank corruption.
A tow-truck driver was sentenced to death last year by the High Court for murdering Najadi in 2013.
The IGP also confirmed that Bukit Aman was also investigating The Wall Street Journal as part of their probe into the leaks of classified banking information.
NOTE:My cat died this morning, believed to be 1MDB-link.
The personal accounts of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, allegedly linked to the 1MDB money trail, were not frozen as they were already closed on Aug 30, 2013 and March 9 this year, a special task probing the allegations said Thursday.
"The Attorney-General emphasised that all investigation documents received by the Attorney-General are provided by the special task force. Therefore, there is no issue of the Attorney-General using documents published in the Wall Street Journal or elsewhere," it said in a statement.
On Wednesday, a task force team raided the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) office at Menara IMC in Kuala Lumpur. The search of the premises was completed at 6.45pm.
The statement added that Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail was informed that the team had obtained materials required for its investigation including the minutes of meetings of 1MDB's board of directors, the minute book, bank statements and other bank details, reconciliation statements, ledgers, agreements of business and investment dealings, and files on 1MDB's corporate social responsibility activities.
The team also seized several notebook computers.
A multi-agency special task force has been investigating the alleged 1MDB money trail. It has frozen six bank accounts and is investigating 17 others allegedly involved in the transfer of 1MDB funds.
The task force has also seized documents during raids on 1MDB-linked companies, namely SRC International Sdn Bhd, Gandingan Mentari Sdn Bhd and Ihsan Perdana Sdn Bhd, which were allegedly used to channel funds into what WSJ claims were the personal accounts of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.
Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar said a blog, which claimed Najadi was killed because of a connection to 1MDB, had deliberately tried to mislead the people.
“We know why he (Najadi) was killed and the killer has been punished.Asked whether Najadi’s son would be picked up over his own set of allegations, Khalid said Pascal was merely basing his opinions on the blog.
“I can also confirm that the police did not receive any report from Najadi prior to his killing,” he told a press conference in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.
“We will not hesitate to take action against anyone who produces and spreads false news and information,” he added.
A WhatsApp message that went viral had linked Najadi’s murder to what The Wall Street Journal has reported to be a US$60mil (RM228mil) deposit into an AmBank account. It claimed Najadi had filed a police report on the transactions before he was shot dead.
In its latest posting, Sarawak Report interviewed Pascal, who is now in Moscow, and he claimed his father died for reporting an alleged bank corruption.
A tow-truck driver was sentenced to death last year by the High Court for murdering Najadi in 2013.
The IGP also confirmed that Bukit Aman was also investigating The Wall Street Journal as part of their probe into the leaks of classified banking information.
NOTE:My cat died this morning, believed to be 1MDB-link.