38 cheques for RM8.4mil issued through Najib’s account, court told

 

Former prime minister Najib Razak is standing trial on 25 charges of abuse of power and money laundering over alleged 1MDB funds amounting to RM2.28 billion.

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court in Najib Razak’s 1MDB trial was told that Selangor Umno received a total of RM2 million from the former prime minister in 2011 and 2012.

AmBank cheque processing centre senior manager Badrul Hisham Mohamad said two cheques amounting to RM2 million were given to the party’s state chapter on Nov 30, 2011 and March 3, 2012.

The cheques were issued through Najib’s account ending with 694.

A total of 38 cheques amounting to RM8.4 million were issued through the same account, Badrul said.

He also told the court that Selangor Wanita Umno received a sum of RM1.9 million between Sept 21, 2011 and March 12, 2012 from Najib.

Pekan Umno and its women’s wing were given RM300,000 and RM70,000, respectively, by Najib between 2011 and 2012, and Bandar Tun Razak Barisan Nasional and Machang Umno received RM200,000 and RM400,000, respectively, he said.

Badrul told the court that several politicians, individuals and organisations also received cheques from Najib.

The politicians included Serian MP Richard Riot (RM100,000), former Kedah menteri besar Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah (RM200,000), the late Jempol Bersatu leader Ruslan Kassim (200,000), Najib’s former political secretary Wong Nai Chee (RM32,600) and former land and cooperative development minister Kasitah Gaddam (RM100,000).

The individuals who received cheques included Abdul Malek Munip (RM100,000), Ahmad Baijuri Ahmad Fauzi (RM50,000), Fakhrul Azman Abu Bakar (RM50,000), Rosdi Alizah (RM10,000), Ibrahim Awang Ismail (RM30,000), Zainal Abidin Pa’wan (RM15,000), Khairuddin Mahmud (RM30,000), Zaleha Kamid (RM5,000), Norhayati Abdullah (RM5,000), Azmi Mohamad Noor (RM30,000), Ahmad Kamaruzaman Baria (RM50,000), Norizan Kasbi (RM10,000) and Lim Soon Peng (RM1 million).

Meanwhile, the organisations named as recipients were Qalif Umar Creative (RM230,000), Semarak Konsortium Satu Sdn Bhd (RM515,250), Gading Emas Management Services (RM50,000), Fanisa Consultancy And Services (RM95,000), Two One Holidays Malaysia Sdn Bhd (RM178,000) and KL Media House Sdn Bhd (RM360,000).

Najib is standing trial on 25 charges of abuse of power and money laundering over alleged 1MDB funds amounting to RM2.28 billion deposited into his AmBank accounts between February 2011 and December 2014.

Najib, who was taken to Kajang prison to serve his sentence over the SRC International corruption case last month, was present in court today.

The hearing before High Court judge Collin Lawrence Sequerah continues. - FMT