THESTAR
PETALING JAYA: Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) is strongly denying allegations that its employees are involved in the leaking of information to the media, and has lodged a police report over the accusations.
"Bank Negara Malaysia strongly condemns allegations that officials of the Bank leaked information to the media," said BNM in a press statement Sunday.
"Such allegations are without basis. In this regard, the Bank has lodged a police report. BNM remains steadfast in our quest to uncover the truth in a fair and just manner.
"In discharging its accountability, the Bank is not aligned to any faction and will not betray the trust of the public. BNM will also investigate any breaches to the laws it administers.
"The Bank, as part of the special task force, continues to remain committed towards achieving the objectives. In this endeavour, the Bank has the full support of the special task force," it added.
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) in a July 3 report alleged that US$700mil (RM2.7bil) had been channelled into Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak's personal bank account in AmPrivate Bank before the 13th general election.
On July 7, WSJ released nine documents allegedly detailing the 1MDB money trail, reportedly sourced from a "Malaysian Government investigation".
The documents showed alleged bank transfers from various companies to Najib's personal accounts on March 2013, December 2014 and February 2015.
On Monday, six bank accounts connected to the alleged channelling of funds were frozen by the special task force investigating the matter.
On Wednesday, Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail ordered a full probe to find out who leaked bank documents relating to 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) to the WSJ.
On Saturday, blogger Raja Petra Kamaruddin wrote that three top Bank Negara officials were being investigated for allegedly leaking the confidential information.
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