Rosmah seeks solace in Allah as pressure mounts on Najib, says report

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and his wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor seen at an event in Kuching, Sarawak, in this picture dated June 3, 2015. – The Malaysian Insider file pic, July 8, 2015.

Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor today said she was leaving her husband Datuk Seri Najib Razak's fate to God, following allegations that US$700 million (RM2.6 billion) had been pumped into the prime minister's personal accounts.

She urged the public to stay away from slander, and reminded them to respect the holy month of Ramadan, reported Malaysiakini.

"We leave it to Allah, that is most important," she told the news portal at a function in Malacca.

"This is a good day, a holy month, let us not slander each other. This is what the Quran teaches us. We leave it to Allah. We can only pray."

Malaysiakini quoted her as saying when asked how she felt about the allegations against her husband.

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported last Thursday that a portion of the funds were transferred to Najib's personal bank accounts, just before the general election in May 2013.

Najib denied he took any funds for personal gain and pinned the blame for the WSJ's report on former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, who has in recent months called for Najib's resignation.

A task force set up to investigate the claims revealed it has frozen six bank accounts in its probe so far and also seized documents linked to 17 bank accounts at two banks for further investigation.

Although the statement issued by the task force did not name the banks involved, nor did it state if any of the accounts belong to the prime minister, sources told The Malaysian Insider that three out of six bank accounts frozen belonged to Najib.

They added that two others belonged to SRC International and Ihsan Perdana, both of which are linked to debt-ridden state investor 1Malaysia Development Bhd.

- TMI