Muhyiddin claims to know ‘a lot more’ about PM’s RM2.6b
Muhyiddin says Najib Razak admitted to receiving the donation but denied claims it came from 1MDB
(FMT) – Umno Deputy President Muhyiddin Yassin claimed last Saturday that his former position as the deputy prime minister had exposed him to a lot of “insight” on the RM2.6 billion donation found in Prime Minister Najib Razak’s personal bank accounts.
Speaking at an event in Port Dickson, Muhyiddin said he had been consulted by among others, Bank Negara Governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz, former Attorney-General (AG) Abdul Gani Patail, as well as the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission on the matter.
“They didn’t give all (of the information obtained in a multi-agency investigation over the donation), but they gave quite a lot of information, which I think is more than what you all know,” said Muhyiddin.
He added that he was shown documents proving that the RM2.6 billion was indeed deposited into Najib’s personal accounts, when he was still part of the Cabinet.
He recalled a conversation with Najib, in which the latter had confirmed receipt of the donation from the Middle East.
“I asked for the name of the donor, he refused to answer. I asked how much, he said ‘a lot’. Then I questioned as to why the money was deposited into his account.
“He said that it was done based on the request of the other party, but this was not from 1MDB’,” claimed Muhyiddin.
This, he pointed out, differed from the claim made by the Wall Street Journal’s Finance Editor, Ken Brown who said that the publication stood by their report that the money came from various sources connected to 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).
Muhyiddin then questioned the logic behind the decision of AG Mohamed Apandi Ali to stop further investigations over claims of misappropriation by Najib.
“Let’s say you have RM10,000 in your account and the next day, you realise that your savings balance is RM10 million. What would you do?
“If you were an honest man, you would request to meet with the bank’s manager to ask where the extra money came from. If he told you that the money came from an individual or a company that you have absolutely no connection with, you would definitely lodge a police report.
“Because yes, we need money. But we want the money to come from sources that are halal,” said Muhyiddin.
This was in reference to a second allegation that a further RM42 million from 1MDB subsidiary SRC International, was also deposited into Najib’s personal account.
