NAJIB Razak and his wife, Rosmah Mansor, were all smiles when they left the Kuala Lumpur court complex around 12.30pm after Rosmah claimed trial to 17 charges of money laundering and tax evasion.
The couple exited the building into a waiting car amid a scrum of journalists and photographers, who shouted out to them, requesting comments.
Neither the former prime minister nor his wife said anything, only waving and smiling to the media.
Najib lingered at the door of the car while camera shutters fired away. Rosmah gave one last wave before she entered the car on the other side, into the back seat.
She was earlier charged with 12 counts of money laundering and five counts of tax evasion, involving a total of RM7 million.
The money was deposited into her Affin Bank account between 2013 and last year, and her failure to declare tax returns was for each of those years.
She was granted a RM2 million bail, and posted RM500,000 today.
Najib was in court for case management of seven charges related to RM42 million from SRC International Sdn Bhd, a former subsidiary of 1Malaysia Development Bhd, that he had allegedly received.
Former prime minister Najib Razak waving to the media upon leaving the Kuala Lumpur court complex today. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Abd Halim, October 4, 2018.
Rosmah likely to be called in by cops, says IGP
MOHAMAD Fuzi Harun said that Rosmah Mansor could be called up for questioning as part of the police’s investigations of the 1Malaysia Development Bhd scandal.
The inspector-general of police said investigations with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission were ongoing.
“There is the possibility that we will call in Rosmah,” said the country’s top cop when met at the Putrajaya hospital today.
However, Fuzi did not set a time frame on when the police wanted to speak to the wife of former prime minister Najib Razak.
Rosmah has claimed trial to 17 charges of money laundering and failing to declare income to the Inland Revenue Board.
She pleaded not guilty to 12 counts of money laundering related to transactions involving her Affin Bank account between the end of 2013 and last year.
She also claimed trial to five charges of not declaring income to the IRB.
Rosmah was granted bail at RM2 million, on the condition that she surrenders her passports and does not harass witnesses.
– https://www.themalaysianinsight.com
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