Najib wanted to answer questions on money laundering in court, says investigating officer

KUALA LUMPUR: An investigating officer in Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak's case involving the misappropriation of RM2.3bil of 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) funds, told the High Court on Tuesday (Nov 14) that the former premier had wanted to answer the questions regarding some transactions in his personal bank accounts in court.

Assistant Director of the Anti-Money Laundering Criminal Investigation Division ACP Foo Wei Min said that during interrogation in October 2018, Najib said he decided to answer the questions involving five cheques for five payouts from his account because he was already charged with money laundering on Sept 20, 2018.