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Task Force 1MDB also declared to have suspended the account of the UMNO
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, KUALA LUMPUR – A bank account held by former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was suspended by a special working group investigating the financial fraud scandal. (1MDB).
"The 1MDB Working Group confirms that it has frozen a number of accounts held by individuals and organizations, including UMNO (United Malays National Organization) and other parties policies suspected of being involved in the misuse of 1MDB the 1MDB working group, the accounts of a number of companies were also frozen as part of the investigation .But The names of these companies were not disclosed.
The Malaysian police announced that it would soon interview former Prime Minister Najib Razak and his wife Rosmah Mansour, and interrogations were conducted as part of the discovery. luxury jewels, bags and watches, as well as other items on their property.
Malaysian police say all luxury items seized on Najib property are worth between $ 900 and $ 1.1 billion of ringgit. "It is the most imputable seizure in the history of Malaysia, "said the head of the commercial crime investigation department in Malaysia, Amar Singh, Wednesday, September 27.
According to Amar, it takes more than 150 officers and external experts to evaluate the price of confiscated property belonging to Najib. The evaluation takes almost a month.
Amar says that jewelery is the most confiscated item. There are about 12 thousand jewels worth between 660 million and 880 million ringgit. The most expensive jewel is a diamond necklace worth at least 6.4 million ringgit.
The Malaysian authorities also seized 567 luxury bags of 37 different brands. 272 bags are Hermes brand with a value of about 13 million US dollars. While other bags are still not evaluated.
The police also found 423 watches worth RM 73 million. The most expensive hour is Rolex Paul Newman Daytona for 869 thousand US dollars.
In addition to jewelry, handbags and luxury watches, the Malaysian authorities also seized RMB 116.7 million in cash. The calculation of the confiscated money was done by officials of the Central Bank of Malaysia.
Amar said the police planned to summon Najib and his wife Rosmah to be questioned about the discovery of luxury goods and money on his property. "We have to call them in. We have to check if these items are people's awards, if so, who this gift is from," he said.
Last week, in a Reuters interview, Najib claimed that most of the items seized in his house is a gift for his son and his wife. The goods have nothing to do with the case of a scandal embezzlement in 1MDB under investigation by the Malaysian authorities.
He also claims that the money found in his residence is a gift. The money was used for political purposes when the Malaysian elections were held some time ago.
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