PSI chief ordered company to transfer RM342mil into his personal account, court told

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KUALA LUMPUR: PetroSaudi International Ltd (PSI) CEO Tarek Obaid ordered the transfer of 82mil Swiss francs (RM342mil) from PSI's account to his personal account, the High Court heard on Wednesday (Nov 6).

Tarek, a PSI co-founder, made the order after the company received a funds transfer of US$500mil from 1Malaysia Development Bhd .

According to the document, which was in the form of an email, Tarek ordered his staff to transfer 82mil Swiss francs to his personal account at RBS Coutts.The key witness, who was investigated for the 1MDB scandal, said he was only shown the financial transactions of Good Star Ltd and several other entities belonging to Aabar BVI throughout the investigation.

"This includes a transfer of US$500mil on Sept 30,2009," he said, adding that until today he has never seen the JV company's bank statements.

 

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