National publicity secretary Tony Pua said both the whisleblower site and financial newspaper had highlighted clearly that RM42 million of funds originating from a former subsidiary of troubled 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), SRC International Sdn Bhd, went directly into Najib's personal bank accounts.
"If Zahid is so certain that none of the monies deposited into the prime minister’s account came from SRC International, which took a RM4 billion loan from KWAP, why didn’t Najib sue both The Wall Street Journal and Sarawak Report for defamation?" he asked in referring to Najib's deputy, Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
"Hence, how did the new deputy prime minister come to the conclusion that his superior never received a sen from SRC International, which is funded entirely with the RM4 billion loan from KWAP, guaranteed by the Federal government?
"Therefore, is Zahid now lying not only to Malaysians but even to Umno members just to help his under-siege prime minister to stay in power, as a reward for promoting him to be the heir to the premiership?" he asked in a statement.
Zahid had said yesterday the US$700 million money came from just one Middle Eastern donor, and that they were channelled through multiple companies to avoid detection.
"No KWAP money was used by Umno or deposited into Najib's accounts. I saw the documents," Zahid said, when officiating the Sri Gading Umno division meeting.
"The first US$100 million was a cheque in Najib's name. The subsequent transfer of funds went through various channels and firms because the donor did not want it to be seen that one huge cheque was written under Najib's name.
"In the end, it was all done to help us, as political funding."
RM4 billion of KWAP funds were loaned to one of the companies, SRC International Sdn Bhd, that was part of the money trail leading to Najib's personal bank accounts in AmBank, Kuala Lumpur.
SRC International had taken the loan while it was a subsidiary of 1MDB, before it was placed under the Finance Ministry in 2012.
The lack of accountability over SRC International's operations and purpose had at one time prompted opposition politicians to call it another financial scandal in the making.
SRC International was named as the originating company for RM42 million that eventually went to Najib's accounts between December 2014 and February this year, after being transferred through Gandingan Mentari and Ihsan Perdana.
Ihsan Perdana is a firm conducting corporate social responsibility work for Najib's brainchild, 1MDB.
The Wall Street Journal first reported the money trail on July 2, citing documents from Malaysian investigators.
The biggest portion of the funds was US$681 million that was transferred into Najib's accounts ahead of the general election in May 2013.
- TMI
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