Former PM lodges police report claiming he and his family under threat in connection with IMDB probe
Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak
KUALA LUMPUR: Former premier Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has asked police to put him under witness protection in connection with the ongoing investigation of 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).
It is learnt that he lodged a police report at Sentul police headquarters yesterday evening, claiming that he and his family were under ‘clear threat’.
He said the threats came from those directly and indirectly associated with the 1MDB funds from around the world.
Najib was reported to have said that a team from Bukit Aman’s commercial crime unit conducted an inspection on his residence on May 10 – a day after the 14th general election (GE14) – where they remained for 18 hours, confiscating items belonging to him and his son, which he said ‘had nothing to do with 1MDB’.
It is also reported that police raided three units on Pavillion Tower here, where they took hold of jewellery items, cash and other belongings which Najib claimed
to be those ‘given to him by friends’.
Specifically, he said the cash was meant for Barisan Nasional (BN)’s election campaign.
Moreover, Najib said he was not provided with the list of items that were confiscated during the series of raids on the properties linked to him.
As quoted by Malay Mail yesterday, Najib said the decisions involving 1MDB deals were made by the board of directors and the management. On the receipt of the much-debated fund of RM2.6 billion, Najib reiterated that it was a donation from a Saudi royal family.
A series of police raids have been conducted on the Prime Minister’s Office in Perdana Putra, properties associated with Najib including his mansion at Taman Duta and two high-end condominium units at Block A and B of the Pavillion Residences here.
Najib and his wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor have been barred by the Immigration Department from leaving Malaysia, but are allowed to travel within the country.
The former premier is being probed under Section 4(1) of Anti-Money laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing Act (AMLATFA) 2001.