Ex-PM pleads not guilty to three new counts amounting to RM42mil

Family support: Najib’s son-in-law Daniyar Kessikbayev (left), daughter Nooryana Najwa and son Norashman arriving at the Jalan Duta court complex to give moral support.

KUALA LUMPUR: After a string of criminal charges last month, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak now faces another three counts of money laundering amounting to RM42mil that was linked to SRC International Sdn Bhd, a unit of 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).

The former prime minister was accused of receiving RM27mil, RM5mil and RM10mil, which were allegedly obtained from illegal activities, into his bank account through Real Time Electronic Transfer of Funds and Securities (Rentas) in three separate transactions.