KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 21): Former prime minister Datuk Najib Razak and his wife Datin Rosmah Mansor have arrived at the police headquarters in Bukit Aman this morning at 10.45am to give statements in relation to the investigations on the revelation of audio recordings exposed by the Malaysia Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).
Earlier, Bernama reported that statements from 12 witnesses had been taken by the police for further investigations into nine audio recordings exposed by MACC.
Those who already had their statements taken at Bukit Aman included Baling Member of Parliament Datuk Seri Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim; Tan Sri Shukry Mohd Salleh, who was Najib’s principal private secretary; and Datuk Amhari Efendi Nazaruddin, former special officer to Najib, Bernama reported.
To recap, on Jan 8, the MACC released the audio recording of a conversation allegedly involving leakage of information from the Attorney General’s Chambers to Najib when he was the prime minister, and the recordings of several other phone conversations with regard to investigations into the 1Malaysia Development Bhd and SRC International Sdn Bhd scandals.
Besides Najib, the conversations allegedly involved Rosmah, former MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Dzulkifli Ahmad, a member of the Abu Dhabi royalty, and several other individuals.