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1MDB trail: BNM suggested three top officials to be charged, says Zeti | Scoop
Tan Sri Zeti Akhtar Aziz reveals to the high court that BNM had recommended three individuals – then 1MDB chief executive officer Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi, former chief investment officer Nik Faisal Ariff Kamil, and former executive director Casey Tang Keng Chee – to be charged over the company’s scandal. – Wikipedia pic, August 15, 2023
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1MDB trail: BNM suggested three top officials to be charged, says Zeti

Then AG was asked to charge the trio, but no action was taken, she says

Bernama
Updated
7:28 PM MYT

 

KUALA LUMPUR – Former Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) governor Tan Sri Zeti Akhtar Aziz told the high court here for the first time that the central bank had recommended three top officials of 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) to be charged over the company’s scandal.

The three individuals were the then 1MDB chief executive officer, Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi, former chief investment officer Nik Faisal Ariff Kamil, and former executive director Casey Tang Keng Chee.

Zeti, 76, said that her request for the trio to be charged was made to the then attorney-general (Tan Sri Mohamed Apandi Ali) but no action was taken.

The 46th prosecution witness said this when queried by Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s lead counsel, Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, at the former prime minister’s trial involving the misappropriation of RM2.3 billion of 1MDB funds.

Last month, Zeti testified that the investigation paper (IP) submitted by BNM to the Attorney-General’s Chambers with the recommendation to initiate criminal prosecution and to charge 1MDB, including the senior officers, was classified as no further action (NFA).

Zeti contended that despite all the damning evidence gathered and recorded by BNM in the IP on 1MDB, Apandi, for reasons unknown, had on September 11, 2015, decided that the IP submitted by the central bank was to be classified as NFA.

Meanwhile, during today’s proceedings, when asked by Shafee if she had ever seen or come across any role played by Najib in the remittance of the US$1 billion to the 1MDB-Petrosaudi joint venture (JV) company to the wrong entity, Zeti said Najib’s role was submitting the guarantee to the cabinet for the approval.

“That (guarantee) was one of the reasons BNM approved the remittance. The 1MDB board of directors had approved it, and the cabinet had approved it. He (Najib) guaranteed the investment. 1MDB is a company 100% owned by the Finance Ministry (MoF); there’s no reason for BNM not to approve it,” said Zeti.

Shafee: You are not suggesting that Najib did it with dishonest intentions?

Zeti: As it turned out, there was no such investment (JV company).

Shafee: But who provided all the information about the JV investment to Najib?

Zeti: This is a company 100% owned by the MoF.

Zeti added that, as Najib was holding the executive position as the chairman of the 1MDB board of advisers, he should have an awareness of what investments are supposed to take place.

Najib, 70, faces four charges of using his position to obtain bribes amounting to RM2.3 billion belonging to 1MDB and 21 charges of money laundering involving the same amount.

The trial before judge Datuk Collin Lawrence Sequerah continues tomorrow. – August 15, 2023

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