Najib, Arul Kanda arrive at Jalan Duta court complex
Wednesday, 12 Dec 20188:44 AM MYT
by mazwin nik anis and maizatul nazlina
KUALA LUMPUR: Former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has arrived at the Jalan Duta Court Complex here to face charges related to the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) final audit report.
He is to face a charge of abusing his position as then prime minister to order the (then) auditor general to remove certain parts from the 1MDB final audit report.
His arrival at 8.45am on Wednesday was preceded by that of former 1MDB chief executive officer Arul Kanda Kandasamy.
The 42-year-old Arul will also face charges over the case of tampering the company's final audit report.
Arul left around 7.35am on Wednesday (Dec 12) under police escort after spending the night in the MACC lock-up.
Arul, who headed the scandal ridden company from January 2015 till June this year, is expected to be charged with abetting Najib in committing the offence.
On Nov 25, Auditor General Tan Sri Madinah Mohamad had said that one of the changes made to the 1MDB final audit report was the removal of paragraph or paragraphs mentioning the presence of fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho or Jho Low.
She revealed that the directive to make the changes had come from Tan Sri Shukry Salleh, who had served as the principle private secretary to Najib when he was prime minister.The changes were made on Feb 26 2016, on grounds that it was a sensitive issue and to prevent this from being manipulated by then political opposition
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