Ex-MACC boss gave info on 1MDB to DoJ, Najib claims

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Najib Razak says MACC acted unfairly by providing information on 1MDB to the US department of justice without hearing his side of the story.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/01/22/ex-macc-boss-gave-info-on-1mdb-to-doj-najib-claims/   Laporan Lanjut:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/01/22/bekas-bos-sprm-beri-maklumat-1mdb-kepada-doj-dakwa-najib/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #NajibRazak #AbuKassimMohamed #MACC #1MDB #DoJ

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00:00Former Prime Minister Najib Razak today named former Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Chief Commissioner Abu Qasim Mohamad

00:09as the person who provided information on 1MDB to the US Department of Justice.

00:15Najib told the High Court that he became aware of the matter while still in office

00:20after the DOJ announced it was bringing civil forfeiture actions in 2016.

00:26He said it was unfair that MACC had not recorded his statement on 1MDB at the time,

00:32adding that the anti-graff agency should have gotten his side of the story.

00:36Najib said he was previously assured by Abu Qasim that he was not involved in the investigation.

00:42He added that he did not ask those investigating the case for any favours.

00:48Najib also said ex-1MDB chairman Bakeh Saleh should have briefed him in person

00:53if the state of affairs at 1MDB was serious, instead of texting him.

00:58Bakeh, who resigned in 2009, previously told the court that he informed Najib via SMS

01:04that 1MDB's management was going against instructions from the company's board of directors.

01:10He said Najib never replied to the message.

01:13Najib is standing trial on 25 counts of money laundering and abuse of power

01:18over alleged 1MDB funds amounting to RM2.28 billion

01:23deposited into his Ambank accounts between February 2011 and December 2014.

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