FORMER Prime Minister Najib Razak has been arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission after he showed up at its headquarters for questioning over the allegedly tampered 1Malaysia Development Bhd audit report.

MACC sources said the former prime minister was arrested at 10.50am at its headquarters in Putrajaya.

However, he was allowed bail about 1.30pm, reported Berita Harian.

MACC sources, meanwhile, said he was expected to be charged at the KL Sessions Court on Wednesday. – December 10, 2018.

Najib spent about four hours at MACC last Thursday, when he was called in to give a statement on issue.

A day earlier, former MACC chief commissioner Dzulkifli Ahmad was also summoned to help in the same investigation.

Dzulkifli is among witnesses sought by MACC after it compared the original 1MDB audit report with the version that was released by the National Audit Department.

The investigation was prompted by Auditor-General Madinah Mohamad’s revelations on November 25 that the 1MDB final audit report was modified upon orders of then prime minister Najib.

Madinah said two key points were removed from the report, which were the presence of fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho, or Jho Low, in a 1MDB board meeting and the state investor’s financial status.

Following Madinah’s statement, MACC opened fresh investigation papers and announced they would call up several individuals to assist in the probe. – December 10, 2018.