Jho Low bulldozed Najib’s instruction letter for AmBank accounts, claims defence
The BBM transcript showed an exchange between Yu and Jho Low, where Yu tweaked the date of the instruction letter from Dec 24, 2014 to Dec 29, 2014.
The BBM transcript showed an exchange between Yu and Jho Low, where Yu tweaked the date of the instruction letter from Dec 24, 2014 to Dec 29, 2014.
This was to reverse transactions worth RM32 million.
Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, his wife, his brother and two others have applied to strike out the RM52.6 million civil suit filed against them by businessman Deepak Jaikishan claiming conspiracy and fraud.
Umno Pekan committee member Ibrahim Awang Ismail, from whom the anti-graft agency has claimed RM100,000, filed a first representation on July 16 to settle half of that value.
The transactions were attempted via bank drafts instead of digital transfers to avoid revealing that the funds came from the Minister of Finance Inc company, according to chat transcripts from the phone belonging to former AmBank relationship manager Joanna Yu.
This follows an application by the defence for the third-party claim — stipulated under Section 61 of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001 (AMLA) — to be conducted before OBYU defends its case.
Yu’s Blackberry Messenger chat showed that in 2015, she had told Nik Faisal, then the chief executive officer and managing director of SRC International Sdn Bhd, what to say in his email replies to Yu’s colleagues Krystale Yap and Daniel Lee and other AmBank employees.
“I am not sure who is the bigger boss,” Yu quipped, to the amusement of those present in the court room — including Najib himself, who appeared to be shaking with laughter upon hearing Yu’s statement.
Umno is contesting the forfeiture suit filed against it by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) on funds allegedly siphoned from 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).
The cases involve the implementation of the Solar Photovoltaic Hybrid System Integrated Project, which includes the supply and installation of solar hybrid systems in 369 rural Sarawak schools in 2016 and 2017.