RM90mil deposited into Najib’s account in 2012, bank manager tells court
Published on: Monday, September 26, 2022
By:
FMT, V Anbalagan
AmBank branch manager R Uma Devi says Najib Razak received RM15 million and RM75 million in his personal bank account in October and November, 2012.
Kuala Lumpur: The High Court in Najib Razak’s 1MDB trial was told today that about RM90 million was deposited into the former prime minister’s AmIslamic Bank account in late 2012.
Ambank’s Jalan Raja Chulan branch manager, R Uma Devi, said about RM15 million was deposited into Najib’s account ending with the digits 9694 on Oct 31, 2012.
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Reading from her witness statement, the 37th prosecution witness said another RM75 million was deposited into the same account on Nov 11 that same year.
She did not specify the sources of the funds.
However, the prosecution’s opening statement, made at the commencement of the trial, claimed that the sum of RM90,899,927.28 which was received in the account, originated from Blackstone Asia Real Estate Partners, a firm said to be controlled by fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho, or Low Jho, through his associate, Tan Kim Loong, also known as Eric Tan.
Uma also testified that Najib made several payments from the account to various political parties in Barisan Nasional, including Umno, as well as certain companies and individuals.
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The sums, which were paid out in 2011 and 2012, ranged from RM20,000 to RM2 million, with some recipients receiving money on more than one occasion.
Najib, 69, is facing four charges of using his position to obtain bribes totalling RM2.3 billion from 1MDB funds and 21 charges of money laundering involving the same amount.
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The Pekan MP, who is serving a 12-year jail sentence affirmed by the Federal Court in his SRC International corruption appeal last month, was present in court today.
The hearing before trial judge Collin Lawrence Sequerah continues.
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