Najib arrives at MACC HQ for questioning

Former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak has arrived at the MACC headquarters in Putrajaya today.

He and his entourage arrived at about 9.45am, where he is due to be questioned about the RM42 million transfer into his personal bank account that originated from the former 1MDB subsidiary SRC International.

The commission had summoned Najib on May 18 to present himself by 10am today for questioning.

SRC International had transferred RM42 million between December 2014 and February 2015 that ended up in Najib's personal bank account after passing through several intermediaries.

However, the outgoing attorney-general Mohd Apandi Ali had previously cleared Najib of wrongdoing, saying that there is no evidence of graft and Najib was unaware that the money came from SRC International.

Meanwhile, a group of about 40 supporters of the former premier gathered at the MACC headquarters. They waited at the gates of the compound since 9.30am.

One of them, a 31-year old ride-hailing service driver named Zapa, said he wanted to see justice done but what is happening to Najib was more akin to a vendetta by his successor Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

“Yes, we are BN supporters and yes we lost (the election), but we want to see justice upheld. If Najib is to be investigated, he should be investigated fairly.

“However, we are upset (terkilan) because what is happening now is like revenge from Mahathir,” he told Malaysiakini.

Umno information bureau member Lokman Adam, who yesterday urged Najib’s supporters to come to MACC’s headquarters to show moral support for the former Umno president, echoed Zapa’s sentiments.

He said he hopes Najib would get a fair trial but claimed that the new Pakatan Harapan-led government was practicing selective prosecution.

As an example, he said Najib has been placed under tight security as though he is under house arrest before he was even charged, whereas Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng had been sworn into office yesterday despite a pending corruption trial against him that now looks set to be dropped.

Lokman also questioned the Registrar of Society’s move to approve Harapan’s registration as a coalition following its victory at the 14th general election, despite supposedly problems with its component party Bersatu. 

“They appear to talk about the rule of law when it comes to issues involving BN leaders, but they have taken a different approach when it comes to issues involving non-BN leaders,” he said. -Mkini