HK police: Probe into Najib-linked funds still active

While Malaysian attorney-general Mohamad Apandi Ali may have cleared Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak’s in the RM2.6 billion donation case, Hong Kong police are still investigating bank deposits of more than US$250 million allegedly linked to the prime ministers

When contacted, the territory’s police public relations branch said, “A man reported to the (Hong Kong) police on Aug 30 and requested for our investigation of the bank deposits.

“Investigations by our crime headquarters are underway,” said the officer in response to Malaysiakini’s query.

Hong Kong police first opened an investigation file following a report lodged there by former Batu Kawan Umno division vice-chief Khairuddin Abu Hassan on Aug 30.

Khairuddin in his police report named four companies that he claimed were owned by Najib-linked Penang-born billionaire Jho Low and his family.

"These companies are suspicious as it is understood that Najib was involved and their accounts had a record of RM1.125 billion which was deposited through Credit Suisse Hong Kong," Khairuddin had said in a Facebook posting.

He also asked the island police to probe possible transactions between 1MDB and companies linked to Jho Low.

Similarly, Khairuddin also lodged reports against 1MDB in Switzerland and Singapore, to which both countries have responded.

Najib has been cleared by Apandi of any wrongdoing to the RM2.6 billion (US$681 million) donation affair and the RM42 million channelled from state-owned SRC International into his personal bank accounts.

The prime minister has consistently denied any wrongdoing in either the 1MDB fiasco or the donation case. -Mkini