NGO claims cover-up in Najib’s court cases, lodges report

NGO claims cover-up in Najib’s court cases, lodges report

Pertubuhan Sahabat Ulul Amri Malaysia says former Bank Negara governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz and former minister Nor Mohamed Yakcop had abused their powers.

Pertubuhan Sahabat Ulul Amri Malaysia claims that certain parties in the previous PH government concealed the misconduct of Zeti Akhtar Aziz and Nor Mohamed Yakcop.
PUTRAJAYA:
An NGO has lodged reports to get the authorities to investigate whether evidence in former prime minister Najib Razak’s court cases was concealed by two top government officials and certain quarters in the former Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration.

In a statement, Pertubuhan Sahabat Ulul Amri Malaysia (PSUAM) referred to transactions worth millions of ringgit linked to prosecution witnesses in both Najib’s SRC International and 1MDB cases that had only recently been reported or confirmed.

It was revealed that former Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz’s family and former minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Nor Mohamed Yakcop received 1MDB-linked money.

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission confirmed on Nov 19 that RM65 million in 1MDB-linked funds were recovered from Cutting Edge Industries, a company in Singapore controlled by Zeti’s husband Tawfiq Ayman, and his partner, Samuel Goh.

Nor Mohamed is alleged to have kept RM85 million related to a 2009 1MDB Sukuk offering in a proxy account in Singapore.

PSUAM chairman Syed Muhammad Imran Syed Abdul Aziz said today both Zeti and Nor Mohamed had abused their power.

“It was Zeti who recommended Najib to open a bank account under his name to receive donations. She clearly abused her position and power according to Section 23 of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009.

“Meanwhile, Nor Mohamed approved the setting up of SRC International as well as the RM4 billion loan it received from Retirement Fund Inc (KWAP). In this regard, he also abused his power according to Section 23 of the MACC Act,” he said.

Syed Muhammad Imran said PSUAM had lodged reports with the MACC and police today so that the authorities could investigate if there was any attempt by certain parties in the previous PH government to conceal the misconduct of the two individuals so that it could not be used in Najib’s court cases.

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