Lester Melanyi has claimed that a raft of documents were fabricated on 1MDB to topple Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak.

He also claimed to have met PetroSaudi International (PSI) former executive Xavier Andre Justo in London, "two or three times" between 2012 and 2013.

However, Lester is also a bankrupt and is therefore not allowed to leave the country.

Malaysiakini had raised this point during a Whatsapp conversation with the former Sarawak Tribune journalist.

Malaysiakini: You mentioned you met Justo in London, were you given permission by the Insolvency Department to leave the country with your current bankruptcy status?

Lester Melanyi: Do some checks pls.

Malaysiakini: We have obtained the info from the Insolvency Dept.

Lester Melanyi: I know. Brilliant question to catch a liar. U cek ( sic ) when was I in London and when was I declared a bankrupt.

Malaysiakini: When were you declared a bankrupt?

Lester Melanyi: Nevermind my fren ( sic ).

A check by Malaysiakini revealed that Lester was declared a bankrupt in June 2012, ahead of his supposed 2013 meeting with Justo in London.

Conditions to leave country

Justo is under the detention of Thai police for attempting to blackmail is former employer, and is the source of the leak of confidential documents and email correspondence between individuals involved in deals between PSI and 1MDB.

However, there are several conditions under which a person declared bankrupt can travel abroad with permission from the relevant authorities.

Among them is for business purposes, attending family functions or to seek medical treatment.

 

Lester landed in the spotlight last week when a police report was lodged over his video confession in which he claimed that Sarawak Report editor-in-chief Clare Rewcastle Brown had fabricated documents.

He also implicated several opposition leaders.

So far two installments of his video confession have been exposed, with part three slated to be revealed tomorrow.

Rewcastle has denied Lester’s claim that he had worked for Sarawak Report as well as fabricating documents.

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