Najib slapped with 3 more money laundering charges
Former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak was slapped with three additional charges under the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing Act 2001 (Amlatfa) today.
Najib is accused of being involved in money laundering activities under Section 4(1)(a) of the act for allegedly receiving a total of RM47 million at AmIslamic Bank Bhd in Jalan Raja Chulan, Kuala Lumpur on July 8, 2014.
The charges were read to Najib before judge Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali at the Kuala Lumpur High Court this afternoon...
Former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak was slapped with three additional charges under the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing Act 2001 (Amlatfa) today.
Najib is accused of being involved in money laundering activities under Section 4(1)(a) of the act for allegedly receiving a total of RM47 million at AmIslamic Bank Bhd in Jalan Raja Chulan, Kuala Lumpur on July 8, 2014.
The charges were read to Najib before judge Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali at the Kuala Lumpur High Court this afternoon.
"That you on or around July 8, 2014 at AmIslamic Bank Bhd, Bangunan AmBank Group, No 55 Jalan Raja Chulan, in the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, had been involved in money laundering activities by receiving RM27 million, which are proceeds from illegal activities, into an AmPrivate Banking account of yours.
"And thus, you have committed an offence under Section 4(1)(a) of the Amlatfa which is punishable under Section 4(1) of the same act," read the first charge.
The former Umno president is also charged with two counts of receiving RM10 million through two other bank accounts at the same date and place.
Najib, who appeared calm and composed, told the court that he understood the charges and claimed trial.
The additional charges were read during the case management of other charges against Najib related to 1MDB's subsidiary SRC International, of which Najib was the adviser emeritus.
To this, Najib's lead defence counsel Shafee Abdullah (photo) requested the judge set another date to hear the defence's submission.
He said the defence would have to study the case before they could decide whether to agree to the fresh charges being jointly tried with the other cases, or to submit their objection.
After hearing from both Shafee and the prosecution team led by Sulaiman Abdullah, Justice Nazlan fixed Feb 7 to hear the defence's submission, as well as replies from the prosecution.
Meanwhile, during the same session, the prosecution also tendered amendments to a total of six charges related to offences allegedly committed by Najib in his capacity as the prime minister, finance minister and SRC International's adviser emeritus.
For three charges under Section 409 of the Penal Code on criminal breach of trust, the prosecution tendered amendments to take out "RM4 billion" from each of the charges.
Initially, the charges first read on July 5 last year saw Najib allegedly committing an offence under the act when he, as the prime minister, finance minister and SRC International's adviser emeritus, in which capacity he was entrusted with control over SRC's monies, committed criminal breach of trust on monies of RM27 million, RM5 million, and RM10 million, respectively.
The prosecution also tendered minor amendments to three earlier charges under Section 4(1)(a) of Amlatfa, where they inserted the year of the act.
Justice Nazlan allowed the prosecution's applications to amend the charges.
Why would Najib still command 30% of Malay support? Are Malays now inured to crimes committed, or do they still believe Najib could be innocent? Very telling.
Boring news! Ordinary citizens, one petty theft, already masuk jail! Najib so many charges, still walking free! So rubbish Rule-of-law Rabid-Racist-Style!! PH Mahathir, your credibility is zero now!!
30 PERCENT MALAYS SUPPORT NAJIB STRONGLY DESPITE BEEN A GRAND THIEF. PAS SUPPORTS HIM. MIC AND MCA ALSO STILL SUPPORT HIM AND THEY ARE LYING LOW FOR THE MOMENT.
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