Najib ordered 1MDB report altered, auditor-general confirms

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 25 Nov 2018 11:29AM · 11 Comments

Auditor-General Madinah Mohamad confirms that the 1MDB audit report was altered at the behest of former prime minister Najib Razak, such as removing references to fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, November 25, 2018.

AUDITOR-GENERAL Madinah Mohamad has confirmed that the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) audit report had been tampered with and altered.

In a statement, Madinah said a paragraph in the original report stating that fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho was present at a meeting of the scandal-plagued fund’s board of directors was removed from the final report, Bernama reports.

She said the former private secretary to former prime minister Najib Razak, Shukry Mohd Salleh, ordered the removal on the excuse that it was sensitive and to avoid the facts from being twisted by the then opposition.

The statement comes amid reports that Najib wanted his involvement and Low’s omitted from the report prepared by former auditor-general Ambrin Buang.

Najib, who was also finance minister, was the chair of 1MDB’s advisory board.

Madinah also said two days after Shukry ordered the removal of the references to Low, Najib ordered the removal of another two paragraphs from the audit report which contained 1MDB’s 2014 financial statement and recommendations for a full investigation into its accounts. 

The order was made in the presence of former chief secretary Ali Hamsa and Ambrin.

Auditor-General Madinah Mohamad briefed the cabinet on Friday on the amendments to the final 1MDB audit report. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, November 25, 2018.

On March 1, Ali instructed the 1MDB audit team to once again convene at his office to discuss the amended final version of the report with only he and 1MDB chief executive Arul Kanda Kandasamy present.

More amendments were then made during that meeting, said Madinah.

On March 2, the finalised version of the 1MDB audit report was printed and the next day, two copies were handed to Shukry and Ali. On March 4 and 7, Ambrin tabled the final report to the PAC.

“On November 23, 2018, I briefed the cabinet on these amendments to the final audit report of 1MDB before it was finalised and presented to the PAC (Parliamentary Audit Committee) on March 4, 2016,” Madinah said.

She said the cabinet instructed her to come out with an official statement on the matter.

Last month, Ambrin denied reports that anybody had tampered with his report as he had full authority over it. – November 25, 2018.

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  • Come on la PH Govt........send him packing to Sg Buloh Resorts......terlalu banyak kesalahan.......jangan benarkan jaminan!

    Posted 5 years ago by Azis Yusoff · Reply

    • Rule of law, if PH send him without proper trial, then PH is no better than BN.

      Posted 5 years ago by Luke Skywalker · Reply

    • In all honesty the rule of law is not applicable to hard core fraudster like the lanun . He should be sent to the gallows as the incriminating evidences against him needs no more court trial or defending. The longer it goes more eveidences will be surfacing and drastic truth will see him very badly remembered in history.If ends now at least there will be less to tarnish him.

      Posted 5 years ago by Lee Lee · Reply

    • Withdraw jaminan..............

      Posted 5 years ago by Azis Yusoff · Reply

  • All these crooks preverted the
    Course of justice and must be charged for treason

    Posted 5 years ago by Roti Paun · Reply

  • Ambrin is a crook
    Ali hamsa a bigger one

    Posted 5 years ago by Roti Paun · Reply

  • All these cockroaches are lurking in every nook & corner.. PH, the pest control, need to do a good job in eliminating the cockroaches..

    Posted 5 years ago by TTs Take · Reply

  • Sigh, more dirt coming out each day. Still our friend put the blame on someone else. When will his supporters wake up & turn their backs to this scum of the earth?

    Posted 5 years ago by Sz Lian Yong · Reply

  • Sigh, more dirt coming out each day. Still our friend put the blame on someone else. When will his supporters wake up & turn their backs to this scum of the earth?

    Posted 5 years ago by Sz Lian Yong · Reply

  • Sigh, more dirt coming out each day. Still our friend put the blame on someone else. When will his supporters wake up & turn their backs to this scum of the earth?

    Posted 5 years ago by Sz Lian Yong · Reply

  • Hahaha Bastard najis najib now u have to F... the Banana trunk soon to Jail your Asshole will be F... u will walk like a Penguin for the rest of your wonderful life in Prison. How Wonderful this ending will be End.

    Posted 5 years ago by Danial Abdullah · Reply