MELAKA: Umno is prepared to give full details on the money it raised to pay former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s RM50mil fine, says Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
The Umno president said the funds were raised via crowdfunding from members, non-members, party branches, divisions and state liaison bodies.
“We are ready to provide full details of the collection. We received guidelines from the authorities and adhered to them fully,” he said after attending an event here yesterday.
Ahmad Zahid, who is also Deputy Prime Minister, was responding to calls for authorities to probe the donation sources and payment channels for Najib’s SRC International fine, adding that all contributions went into a central Umno headquarters account.
Umno launched the Najib Razak Solidarity Fund to raise the RM50mil fine needed to secure house arrest for the former prime minister.
The account was closed upon reaching its target, meeting a key condition of the royal pardon granted by His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia on Sept 18.
The pardon allows Najib to serve the remainder of his sentence in the SRC International case under house arrest until Aug 23, 2028.
