KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 13 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said on Thursday that he will be giving a statement on the RM2.6 billion political fund case to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) soon. He said the Attorney-General Tan Sri Mohamed Apandi Ali had told him that he was required to give a statement to the MACC in connection with the case.
“I will do so and give my statement pertaining to the political fund, to the MACC in the very near future. I will cooperate in giving the statement to the MACC so that the investigation can be completed as soon as possible,” said Najib, who is also UMNO president, in a statement here on Thursday.
He said it had always been his wish to give full cooperation in the investigation as it had led to various allegations. Meanwhile in JOHOR BAHARU, MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Abu Kassim Mohamed said Najib had agreed to give his statement on the political fund, and he was waiting for a date to interview the prime minister.
Previously, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said said the department would answer all questions on allegations that the RM2.6 billion had been deposited into the prime minister’s personal bank account during the Dewan Rakyat sitting on Dec 3.
She was reported as saying that it was better to accumulate all the questions on the matter and give the reply on the final day of the sitting. She also added that whether the prime minister or anyone (else) from JPM (the Prime Minister’s Department) answers, it is still the prerogative of the prime minister.
