FORMER prime minister Najib Razak may be facing more charges as the police continue to investigate the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal.

Deputy inspector-general of police Noor Rashid Ibrahim said there are “still many investigations that has yet to be completed by the police”.

He was asked if Najib will face more charges over the scandal.

“Yes. I have said in my previous press statement that we are still probing under Section 409 (of the Penal Code under criminal breach of trust by a public servant).

“We are still probing under anti-money laundering laws. Many more probes are underway.

“This is a tough investigation with parts of it overseas, and we have to go through the attorney-generals of foreign countries like the US, Switzerland and Singapore,” he told reporters at Universiti Sains Malaysia today after the police’s Innovation Day.

Najib, who headed the 1MDB advisory board, is so far facing 32 charges related to the 1MDB scandal and the RM2.6 billion donation deposited into his personal bank account.

Last Thursday, he was slapped with four counts of corruption under the MACC Act and another 21 charges for alleged money laundering.

In August, he was also slapped with three money laundering charges for allegedly receiving RM42 million in illegal proceeds linked to SRC International Sdn Bhd, a former subsidiary of 1MDB.

In July, Najib was charged with three counts of criminal breach of trust and abuse of power, also over the SRC International money.

His wife Rosmah Mansor has yet to be brought to court. So far, she has been interviewed twice by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission.

She was questioned for 13 hours yesterday. In June, she was questioned for five hours over the SRC International funds deposited into Najib’s account.

MACC said on Monday that it has completed its probe on Rosmah and had submitted papers to the Attorney-General’s Chambers to decide whether to file charges. – September 27, 2018.