News by Adam Aziz

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.

Gerakan Belia Gagasan 1Malaysia (GBG1M) is contesting the civil forfeiture suit filed by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) against the youth organisation amounting to RM170,000 allegedly received from 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).

Yesterday’s proceedings took a dramatic turn when defence counsel Harvinderjit Singh became increasingly aggressive while questioning Yu, the AmBank relationship liaison manager, who is the 54th prosecution witness in the trial.

However, she was prevented from disclosing the details in court.

Justice Nazlan said this after agreeing with both the defence and the prosecution to submit on the issue, where Najib, on FB, defended his RM3.3 million credit card bill at a Swiss jeweller.