Show us proof we seized RM160 million, cops urge Najib

Alfian Z.M. Tahir Alfian Z.M. Tahir Updated 7 years ago · Published on 28 Sep 2018 1:39PM · 6 Comments

Federal CCID director Amar Singh Ishar Singh says Najib Razak has not presented substantial evidence to support his claim. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Abd Halim, September 28, 2018.

NAJIB Razak has not provided any proof that police seized RM160 million in Umno money from various raids conducted at premises linked to the former Umno president, police said today.

Federal Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director Amar Singh Ishar Singh said it was Najib who lodged a police report claiming the total amount of cash confiscated in the raids was RM160 million.

“He can’t come up with substantial evidence to support his claim. Umno is filing a suit against us now but by right, it should be Najib, but he can’t substantiate the amount,” Amar Singh said in Kuala Lumpur today.

“I am 100% sure that during the operations, we only found 72 bags, 35 of which contained cash (RM114 million),” he added. 

Amar Singh said his unit had also conducted an independent investigation to look into Najib’s claim.

“We have conducted an independent investigation into this claim but the claimant could not provide evidence on how he acquired the money, where the money is now and so on,” he added.

The New Straits Times had reported that Umno was claiming RM43.3 million in losses from the police force, alleging the sum went missing during police raids at Pavilion Residences in May.

The claims were made via a writ of summons filed in the High Court last week.

The party is claiming that the amount in cash kept at the apartment by the former prime minister was RM160 million and not RM116.7, as announced by the police.

Police have conducted an independent investigation to look into Najib Razak's claim. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, September 28, 2018.

According to the daily, Umno had an application at the High Court for the return of the RM116.7 million as well as the RM43.3 million allegedly missing.

Lawyer Hariharan Tara Singh, in a statement on Tuesday, had said a statement of claim was filed, upon instructions from his client, on September 20 while a writ was produced the following day.

Meanwhile, on whether he had read the recently published Billion Dollar Whale book on the 1MDB scandal, Amar Singh said he was about to do so.

He then joked that he should be involved in the Billion Dollar Whale movie, set to be produced by Perak-born actress Michelle Yeoh.

“I was about to read the book and if they are making it into a movie, they should call me to act,” Amar Singh said.

It was reported yesterday that Ivanhoe Pictures had acquired the film rights to Billion Dollar Whale.

Billion Dollar Whale, authored by Wall Street Journal reporters Tom Wright and Bradley Hope, delves into the dealings of Penang-born Low Taek Jho, better known as Jho Low, who is at the heart of the 1MDB controversy. – September 28, 2018.

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  • Enough is enough..a rogue will smell rotten as a rouge..afterall youre UMNO..remember that.

    Posted 7 years ago by Dr ShahAli Imram Ali · Reply

  • Singh is King ! Keep up the good work. Make sure Najis goes to jail and straight to jail and no where else.

    Posted 7 years ago by Aran Thillainathan · Reply

  • Singh is King ! Keep up the good work. Make sure Najis goes to jail and straight to jail and no where else.

    Posted 7 years ago by Aran Thillainathan · Reply

  • Enough said. Charge the lanun and convict him fast . After that , let him fave the gallows.!!!!!!! The public is waiting!!!!!!!!. why so much of drama??????

    Posted 7 years ago by Lee Lee · Reply

  • Mr Tara singh..u are an idotic person...

    Posted 7 years ago by Sweesing lee · Reply

  • The police should further investigate the missing $43.3 m as claimed by Najib and UMNO. Someone in UMNOmuzt have kept it while transferring the money to Najibs house after GE14.

    Posted 7 years ago by Rupert Lum · Reply