Zeti refutes Najib, says she had no knowledge of RM2.6bil deposit

PETALING JAYA: Former Bank Negara governor Tan Sri Zeti Akhtar Aziz has dismissed as "false" the claim by Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak that she and the central bank knew about the desposit of RM2.6bil into his account in 2013.

She also said that Najib and "a Cabinet Minister" had at the time requested she issue a statement to clear the name of the then Prime Minister in relation to the RM2.6bil deposited into his account before the 2013 general election.