Zeti knew but did not query me about RM2.6 billion in account, says Najib

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 2 Jul 2018 11:51PM · 9 Comments

Former prime minister Najib Razak maintains the billions found in his bank account were a 'donation' from Saudi royalty. – The Malaysian Insight pic, July 2, 2018.

FORMER prime minister Najib Razak was not worried about the US$681 million (RM2.6 billion) stashed in his bank account in 2013 because its existence was known to then Bank Negara governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz, who did not query him about it, Malaysiakini reports today.

Najib told the news portal in an interview he had assumed everything was fine in regards to the money as the central bank had not questioned him about it.

“If Bank Negara is in the know of these funds and they had an inkling or some knowledge that there could be some doubts about the source of the funds, I expected them to tell me.

“But nothing of that sort happened,” he was quoted as saying.

Because there was “no comeback from Bank Negara. I assumed everything was fine.”

Zeti was the central bank governor when it was revealed that RM2.6 billion had been depositied into the prime minister’s personal bank account. She is now the Permodalan Nasional Bhd chairman as well as a member of the Council of Eminent Persons assembled by Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

Najib is under investigation for misappropriation and laundering of funds siphoned off 1Malaysia Development Bhd, the state investor he established when he became prime minister in 2009.

He has maintained that the billions found in his bank account were a donation from a member of the Saudi royal family and that the money has since been returned to the donor. – July 2, 2018.

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  • What a sleazy excuse. If Zeti had questioned Emperor Najib
    at the time he would have fired her then.

    Posted 5 years ago by S C · Reply

    • " ......... fired her ..." - or worse

      Posted 5 years ago by Malaysian First · Reply

    • Suffer the same fate as Hussein Najadi or Kevin Morais.

      Posted 5 years ago by Ryan Li · Reply

  • Haha, Zeti knew about it but couldn't do anything kut

    Posted 5 years ago by Lian hong gan · Reply

  • Hello! Didn't you know the source of the money in your account as the amount was so big? I absolutely don't believe your story depending on the authority to the alert you on the source of money. Unbelievable!

    Posted 5 years ago by Dao Wei Foo · Reply

  • Zeti knew it that time but couldn't do anything because you were the king that time.

    Posted 5 years ago by Norani Ismail · Reply

  • Hear not and listen not from this devil mouth. He is looking for a way out and he is also dragging others into the shit pit with him. He does not care who ever it is as long as he goes down he wants company but there are a plenty of guilty one who will be joining him unwillingly. Enough of his talks. Hang him up publicly by the highest lamp post in the city and let the world know that we goes by the "rule of law" if not it is just "mouth talking to tickle the balls"

    Posted 5 years ago by Lee Lee · Reply

  • Over to you, Zeti, Your integrity is being questioned by this crook. We can understand your predicament at the material time but what do you have to say about it? He says you knew but made no queries. What do you say?

    Posted 5 years ago by Savari CJ · Reply

    • Zeti is as guilty as Najib . She did not fully represent her role as Bank Governor and was condoning the act by Najib. Whether it is out of fear or being at gun point to head she herself has to reveal. Right now she is not as clean as she wants others to perceive.

      Posted 5 years ago by Lee Lee · Reply