: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak had signed five cheques for RM22.6 million in illicit funds involving 1Malaysian Development Berhad , the High Court was told today.
The 48th prosecution witness said this when reading out his witness statement during the examination in chief by deputy public prosecutor Kamal Baharin Omar in Najib’s trial involving the alleged misappropriation of RM2.3 billion of 1MDB funds. He told the court that UMNO treasurer Datuk Seri Ahmad Husni Mohamad Hanadzlah confirmed receiving the RM20 million check from Najib himself.
“The money from 1MDB GIL was channelled to ORB Solutions as payment for developing social media online services and also its maintenance fees. Based on the FIFO analysis, I identified the RM2 million as illicit funds from 1MDB GIL,“ he said.