‘Criminal act’ in RM42mil deposit, says Muhyiddin

Suspended Umno No 2 says Gani Patail 'handed me the evidence' about SRC International money in Najib's account

PETALING JAYA: Muhyiddin Yassin believes “a crime was committed” based on information from Gani Patail, then Attorney-General, that RM42 million from a government-linked company had been banked into Najib Razak’s personal account two years ago.

“The evidence was also handed to me and this is apparent a crime was committed,” he said in a statement today.

The money was said to have come from SRC International, then a subsidiary of the government’s investment arm, 1Malaysia Development Bhd. SRC International is now fully-owned by the finance ministry.

Gani Patail was removed as Attorney-General in mid-2015 after claims were made on the Internet about an arrest warrant being issued on Najib. Muhyiddin, who had been critical about 1MDB, was then dismissed from the Cabinet as deputy prime minister.

Yesterday, Muhyiddin was suspended as Umno deputy president until the next party elections.

Gani’s successor, Mohamed Apandi Ali, has recelty declared there was no case against Najib on a RM2.6 billion deposit in his account in 2013 and refused to prosecute the matter.

Muhyiddin bemoaned the fact that the party’s Supreme Council chose to ignore the facts and decided to punish him instead of Najib.

“The one involved in the 1MDB and RM2.6b scandals is not me but Najib. The one investigated by the MACC and faces the risk of prosecution is not me but Najib. The one that is the cause of all of Umno’s problems is not me but Najib,” he said.

“Strangely, the one that is suspended is me.”