US$681mil in Najib's accounts were from illegal activities, says witness


KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here on Wednesday (Oct 18) was told that the US$681mil (RM3.23bil) which entered into Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s bank account in 2013 was proceeds from illegal activities.

Anti-Money Laundering Criminal Investigation Division assistant director ACP Foo Wei Min said that based on his investigations, the US$681mil originated from 1MDB's US$3bil (RM14.23bil) bond raised was entered into Najib's Ambank account ending 694 between March 22 and April 10, 2013.

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