News about corruption

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 8): In light of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) revelations of audio recordings of telephone conversations between Datuk Seri Najib Razak and several others in 2016 on the 1MDB issue, civil rights lawyer Syahredzan Johan today stated that it was actually during the ex-PM’s rule that it was made legal for the authorities to tap tele-conversations.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 8): Datuk Seri Najib Razak said he was surprised by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC)'s revelation of telephone call recordings between several individuals including the former premier, relating to investigations of 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) in 2016.

PUTRAJAYA (Jan 8): The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has released a number of phone recordings revolving around former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak when he was sorting out the issues surrounding the investigation into 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) in 2016.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 8): 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB)-Tanore trial judge Collin Lawrence Sequerah said he would not entertain any more postponements with regard to the proceedings as he fixed more dates for the trial.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 8): The prosecution in the SRC International Sdn Bhd trial asked Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak — who was the most powerful man in Malaysia when he allegedly stole RM42 million from the former 1Malaysia Development Bhd’s (1MDB) subsidiary — who had dared to forge his signature after the ex-premier repeatedly insisted it could have been falsified.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 7): Ex-prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak agreed with the prosecution's suggestion that Low Taek Jho, Nik Faisal Ariff Kamil and the late Datuk Azlin Alias were tasked with managing Najib's bank accounts.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 7): Former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak admitted in the High Court today that SRC International Sdn Bhd, which was formed to make sure Malaysia continues to have ample supply of energy resources, did not meet the objective.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 7): Former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak said he could not verify his own signature on an original document from former SRC International Sdn Bhd chairman Tan Sri Ismee Ismail that was produced by the prosecution.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 6): Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak repeatedly said he was misled by the signatures which he said resembled his own, on several SRC International Sdn Bhd documents that led him to admit signing off on several documents, when the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) recorded his statement in 2012.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 6): The High Court said that as there are no material contradictions in the statements made by Datuk Seri Najib Razak to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) and his witness statement, therefore there will be no impeachment proceedings.