Najib leaves Taman Duta home for MACC headquarters

KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has left his private residence at Taman Duta here and is heading to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission headquarters in Putrajaya.  

Bernama tweeted that the former premier left his home at Jalan Langgak Duta at 9.21am on Tuesday (May 22).

The anti-graft agency served the former premier notice on Friday (May 18) to seek his cooperation over investigations into SRC International Sdn Bhd, a former subsidiary of the controversial 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).  

It is not known how many investigating officers will be involved or how long it will take but previous cases of questioning and investigations have gone up to 10 hours or more.  

Kenderaan membawa @NajibRazak meninggalkan kediaman peribadi bekas PM itu di Jalan Langgak Duta pada 9.21 pagi ini. pic.twitter.com/pP6tpBqiuC — BERNAMA (@bernamadotcom) May 22, 2018

New MACC chief Datuk Seri Mohd Shukri Abdull told reporters to expect a “special briefing” on Tuesday, according to reports.  

Najib has consistently denied any wrongdoing related to 1MDB since the scandal erupted in 2015, but he replaced an attorney-general and several MACC officers to shut down an investigation.  

Najib has said the RM2.6bil (US$681mil) of funds deposited in his personal bank account were a donation from a Saudi royal, rebutting reports that the funds came from 1MDB.  

Now answering to a different prime minister, the MACC has reopened its investigation, initially focusing on how RM42mil (US$10.6mil) went from SRC International to Najib’s account.  

SRC was created in 2011 by Najib’s government to pursue overseas investments in energy resources, and was a unit of 1MDB until it was moved to the finance ministry in 2012.