Speak up on receiving 1MDB funds, Najib tells Zeti
Former prime minister Najib Razak claims it was former Bank Negara Malaysia governor Zeti Aziz who asked him to open an account in which RM2.6 billion was found.
PETALING JAYA: Former prime minister Najib Razak has urged former Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz to respond to a blogpost that claimed her family had received over RM100 million from fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho, which included 1MDB funds.
The Pekan MP recalled that Zeti had released a statement shortly after the 14th general election to declare that she was unaware of the existence of funds or transactions in his BNM account.
Najib said he was surprised by the statement, as Zeti was the one who had advised him to open an account under his own name.
“… how could a BNM governor not know about billions of foreign funds entering the account of a prime minister, when every major transaction from abroad requires BNM’s approval?” he questioned in a Facebook post.
A MalaysiaToday report yesterday claimed that a senior officer at AmInvestment Bank Bhd allegedly conspired to help two companies linked to Low to generate millions in profits from 1MDB bonds.
The issuance of RM5 billion worth of bonds, supposedly for the development of Pulau Bidong together with the United Arab Emirates government’s investment arm, Mubadala, was conducted on the advice of the Terengganu Investment Authority.
The money earned from the bond was used to pay US$1 billion for a PetroSaudi joint venture. Investigators of the case confirmed that US$700 million was transferred to Good Star Ltd, a company also linked to Low.
Low was later charged with transferring millions of dollars to various individuals and entities including Zeti’s husband, Tawfiq Ayman, through Cutting Edge Industries Ltd, in a letter dated March 13, 2019.
In July 2018, Zeti, who is also Permodalan Nasional Bhd chairman, had openly denied her involvement in the RM2.6 billion found in Najib’s BNM account.
Previously, Najib told Malaysiakini that Zeti was in fact aware of the large sum of money in his account even before the 2013 general election, but never questioned the matter.
Attempts by FMT to contact Zeti for a response were unsuccessful, as it is understood that she is currently on vacation.
The Pekan MP recalled that Zeti had released a statement shortly after the 14th general election to declare that she was unaware of the existence of funds or transactions in his BNM account.
Najib said he was surprised by the statement, as Zeti was the one who had advised him to open an account under his own name.
“… how could a BNM governor not know about billions of foreign funds entering the account of a prime minister, when every major transaction from abroad requires BNM’s approval?” he questioned in a Facebook post.
A MalaysiaToday report yesterday claimed that a senior officer at AmInvestment Bank Bhd allegedly conspired to help two companies linked to Low to generate millions in profits from 1MDB bonds.
The issuance of RM5 billion worth of bonds, supposedly for the development of Pulau Bidong together with the United Arab Emirates government’s investment arm, Mubadala, was conducted on the advice of the Terengganu Investment Authority.
The money earned from the bond was used to pay US$1 billion for a PetroSaudi joint venture. Investigators of the case confirmed that US$700 million was transferred to Good Star Ltd, a company also linked to Low.
Low was later charged with transferring millions of dollars to various individuals and entities including Zeti’s husband, Tawfiq Ayman, through Cutting Edge Industries Ltd, in a letter dated March 13, 2019.
In July 2018, Zeti, who is also Permodalan Nasional Bhd chairman, had openly denied her involvement in the RM2.6 billion found in Najib’s BNM account.
Previously, Najib told Malaysiakini that Zeti was in fact aware of the large sum of money in his account even before the 2013 general election, but never questioned the matter.
Attempts by FMT to contact Zeti for a response were unsuccessful, as it is understood that she is currently on vacation.
Related:
Zeti Aziz’s Family Received Millions From Jho Low
Source: Malaysia-Today
Let me re-phrase Jibby:
ReplyDelete"… how could a BNM governor not know about billions of foreign funds entering the account of a prime minister, when every major transaction from abroad requires BNM’s approval?” he questioned in a Facebook post"
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"..how could I, as a sitting Prime Minister and Finance Minister, not know about billions of foreign funds flowing into my personal bank account and the Bank Negara Governor reports to me?"
Prior to losing power on May 9 2018, Najib exerted all the power at his disposal, fair and foul, to create the fake reality THAT NOTHING was wrong with 1MDB and no crime had been committed.
ReplyDeleteIf he had retained power on May 9, 2018, Najib would likely succeeded getting away Scott free.
The massive financial losses of 1MDB would have been tarred over with GST funds.
It is way, way too late for this Corrupt, Convicted Criminal to try to pretend to be innocent.
Except for Gullible Najib Guppies
speak up is very unmalay, her dad might say so.
ReplyDeletespeak up? and incriminate herself? you must be an imbecile to think she would, if you have in your possession any credible or concrete evidence please produce and provide to the authority, withholding them is a crime in itself, relying on a bankrupt blog post to avoid being sued yourself is a cowardly act
ReplyDeleteUngku Abdul Aziz has many skeletons under the carpet he had walked. Lest of all, those under the the angkasa he created.
ReplyDeleteAs a daughter, she knows & likes to keep her mouth shut to protect both her daddy's 'distinguished' reputation & her cozy career, mostly built on the resulting efforts of her colleague!
This Najib guy sounds like Trump claiming he won the elections.
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