Najib arrested by MACC for 1MDB report tampering

PUTRAJAYA (Dec 10): Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak (pictured) has been held by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) today over the “tampering” of the 1MDB final audit report, say news reports today.

Najib was arrested around 11am at the graftbusters’ headquarters here just shortly after he arrived for another round of questioning over the alleged scandal.

According to an MACC source, Najib arrived at the MACC office at 10.40am.

The source also added that “he would be released if he can come up with money for bail”, reported The Star.

On Nov 25, Auditor-General Tan Sri Dr Madinah Mohamad revealed that the final audit report on 1MDB  had been tampered with and that Najib had knowledge of it.

She added that two crucial matters dropped from the report were on the presence of wanted businessman Low Taek Jho at a 1MDB board meeting as well as the financial status of 1MDB.

On the same day, MACC was reported as saying that it will commence a probe into the alleged report tampering and would call several witnesses to assist the probe.

Among those who have been called to assist the investigation are former auditor-general Tan Sri Ambrin Buang and former MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Dzulkifli Ahmad.