Najib, Irwan charged with 6 counts of CBT

The Malaysian Insight The Malaysian Insight Updated 5 years ago · Published on 25 Oct 2018 10:15AM · 2 Comments

Former Treasury secretary-general Dr Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah is in the dock with his former boss, Najib Razak, over funds siphoned off state investor 1MDB. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, October 25, 2018.

FORMER prime minister Najib Razak and former Treasury secretary-general Dr Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah were today charged with six counts of criminal breach of trust involving more than RM6.63 billion.

Najib and Irwan were jointly charged at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court.

The charges, related to funds linked to troubled state investor 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), carry a combined maximum jail term of 120 years, with caning and a fine.

Today’s charges bring to 38 the total number of charges Najib faces.

The former finance minister was previously charged with 32 counts of criminal breach of trust, money-laundering and misuse of power involving RM2.6 billion allegedly from 1MDB, which he claimed was a donation from Saudi Arabia, and another RM42 million from a former 1MDB subsidiary, SRC International.

Najib and Irwan were represented by Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, K. Kumaraendran, Geethan Ram Vincent and Harvinderjit Singh.

Najib’s legal team comprises of lead counsel Shafee, along with lawyers Harvinderjit, Farhan Read, Wan Aizuddin, Rahmat Hazlan, Muhammad Farhan Shafee and Syahirah Hanapia.

Special prosecutor Gopal Sri Ram led the prosecution team. – October 25, 2018.

Former prime minister Najib Razak now faces 38 charges in relation to funds siphoned off state investor 1MDB. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, October 25, 2018.

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  • And we thought 2.6 billion was a big deal . Hello 6.63 billion is a new record. Can the MACC get an interim order to freeze all the children and family assets and impound their passports.

    Posted 5 years ago by John Fam · Reply

  • We paid Irwan Serigala a lot of money for his integrity to look after our Treasury. Did he really collude with the ex-Finance minister to embezzle RM6.63 billion of the rakyat's money? His long record silence is so damning.

    Posted 5 years ago by Roger 5201 · Reply