Malaysian first train Najib arrives at court to face charges

By Rozanna Latiff and Joseph Sipalan

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian credentials to form Prime Minister Najib Razak on Wednesday, where he is expected to face multiple charges over allegedly unified scandal-tainted state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).

Najib, 64, was arrested at the end of the day and died. 1MDB unit.

Najib, who died at 8.20 am (0020 GMT) at the court complex in Malaysia's capital of Kuala Lumpur, wearing a dark blue suit and a red tie. Crowds of media and curious onlookers jostled to catch a glance of the first form of training.

Some members of Najib's UMNO party chanted and held up closets in solidarity with the train first.

Earlier, state news agency Bernama broadcast Najib's convoy live as it goes slowly through morning rush-hour traffic during the long drive of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission's offices in the administrative capital Putrajaya to the court in Kuala Lumpur. [19659007] Media reports said Malaysia's attorney general Tommy Thomas will lead the prosecution against Najib

Sources said Najib could face multiple charges

The charges are expected to be in connection with how 42 million ringgit ($ 10.6 million) went from SRC International, to form 1MDB unit, into Najib's personal bank account.

That is only a fraction of the total amount allegedly misappropriated from 1MDB. The US Department of Justice has said it was over $ 4.5 billion in the

SRC is the initial focus of the Malaysian investigators as all suspicious transactions involving the firm were made through Malaysian entities, unlike other 1MDB related transactions that went through

A spokesman for Najib said on Tuesday that the SRC charges and the 1MDB investigations against the former leader were "politically motivated", and that Najib will be criticizing these charges and clearing

Mahathir said in an interview with Reuters last month that money and bribery were among the charges that Najib, 64, added that Najib was fully responsible for the scandal.

Mahathir, Najib, has been polled to mentor-turned-foe and has millions of dollars from his family.

In a pre-recorded message posted on Twitter after his arrest,

"Let investigations be carried out. I have not had a chance to defend myself, "he said.

(Reporting by Rozanna Latiff and Joseph Sipalan, writing by John Geddie and A. Ananthalakshmi, editing by Richard Pullin)