The police today questioned Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi over his allegations that RM116.7 million seized from properties linked to former party president Najib Abdul Razak belonged to Umno.

The Bagan Datuk MP arrived at Menara KPJ in Jalan Tun Razak at about 2.30pm, where his statement was recorded by the police's Anti-money Laundering and Anti-terrorism Financing Prevention (Amla) unit.

A police source said Zahid's statement was recorded for an hour and a half and he will be called again if necessary.

On Sept 24, Umno had filed a suit at the Kuala Lumpur High Court in a bid to reclaim RM116.7 million that had been seized by the police in raids on properties linked to Najib.

Umno’s lead counsel Hariharan Tara Singh said a statement of claim had been delivered to all five defendants in the case - Malaysian government, inspector-general of police Fuzi Mohd Harun, Commercial Crime Investigation Department director Amar Singh Ishar Singh, the police officer who led the operation to seize the money, Mohd Sakri Arifin, and a certain individual named Rajagopal Ramadhasas.

On Oct 15, the government and the police filed an application to strike out the suit, requesting that it be heard before the defence is filed.

The following day, Zahid told reporters that Umno will only present proof in court on the party's claim of the money, adding that "we will abide by the legal process and the courts will decide".

His questioning today coincides with that of Najib and former Treasury secretary-general Irwan Serigar Abdullah by the MACC at its headquarters in Putrajaya today.

Najib has left the building while Irwan is expected to be detained overnight to facilitate the commission's probe into several criminal breaches of trust cases, according to sources.

Both Najib and Irwan are expected to be charged in the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court tomorrow.

Last week, Zahid had been slapped with 45 charges for CBT, receiving gratification, money laundering.