Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak was found to have not committed any criminal wrongdoing in relation to the three investigations into SRC International Sdn Bhd and the alleged RM2.6-billion fund, said Attorney-General Tan Sri Mohamed Apandi Ali.
“No criminal wrongdoing,” he told a news conference on the investigations, here today.
As such, he said, the three investigation papers would be returned to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission today for closure of the matter.
Mohamed Apandi said he had studied in detail the testimony of the witnesses, documents and feedback on the sought clarification in relation to one investigation paper on the alleged RM2.6-billion fund and two investigation papers on SRC International.
Referring to the probe paper on the fund, he said that based on the testimony of witnesses and supporting documents he was satisfied that the fund deposited into the Prime Minister’s account was a personal donation to him from the Saudi Arabian royal family without any expectation.
The testimony of witnesses and supporting documents furnished by MACC show that the fund deposited into the Prime Minister’s account between March 23, 2013, and April 10, 2013, amounted to USD681 million (RM2.08 billion) and it was a personal donation from the Saudi Arabian royal family, he said.
Mohamed Apandi said the MACC itself, in its investigation, met and recorded the statements of the witnesses, including the donor of the fund who confirmed that the fund was a personal donation to the Prime Minister.
“I am satisfied that there is no testimony which showed that the fund was a bribe. The testimony did not show that the fund had been given as an inducement or payment for doing or not doing anything in his capacity as the prime minister,” he said. Mohamed Apandi said the Prime Minister returned USD620 million (RM2.03 billion) of the donation to the Saudi Arabian royal family in August 2013 because it was not utilised.
“Based on the submitted testimony of witnesses and supporting documents, I am satisfied that no criminal offence was committed in relation to the RM2.08 billion donation,” he said.
As such, Mohamed Apandi said, there was no need for Malaysia to make a request for mutual legal assistance in a criminal matter to any country to complete the investigation because no criminal offence was committed in relation to the RM2.08-billion donation.
In respect of the two investigation papers on the SRC International cases, Mohamed Apandi said it was found that no offences were committed under the MACC Act 2009 and the Penal Code.
Under the MACC Act, he said, there was no evidence that showed that the Prime Minister had abused his position during a meeting of the Cabinet that approved a guarantee for a RM4-billion loan by SRC International from the Retirement Fund (Incorporated) (KWAP).(Bernama)
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