IGP: Justo’s statement on 1MDB recorded

(Bernama) – The Malaysian police’s plan to record Swiss national Xavier Andre Justo’s statement in connection with 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) proceeded today as scheduled in Bangkok, Thailand.

Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar confirmed this when asked about the move to record the statement from Justo, PetroSaudi’s former employee who is currently being detained in Bangkok.

Meanwhile, the Malaysian police team in Bangkok was seen entering the prison at 10am local time (11am Malaysian time). The team, which left around noon for lunch, would be return in the evening.

The Malaysian police team headed by Bukit Aman CID Deputy Director (Investigation/Legal) Amar Singh Ishar Singh was tasked with obtaining Justo’s statement.

Justo on August 17 was sentenced to three years’ jail by the South Bangkok Criminal Court for stealing 90 gigabytes of data that included emails, documents and other materials from PetroSaudi International.

Malaysian police have been trying to record his statement for the past few months.

The 49-year-old drew interest from Malaysia due to the cooperation between PetroSaudi and 1MDB.