A total of 21 money laundering charges have been prepared against former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak in connection with a $681 million transfer into his personal bank account, police said on Thursday.
Published : 20 Sep 2018, 10:18 AM
The charges include nine counts of receiving illegal proceeds, five counts of using illegal proceeds and seven counts of transferring the proceeds to other entities, Deputy Inspector-General of Police Noor Rashid Ibrahim said in a statement.
Najib was expected to be charged in court on Thursday for corruption related to the siphoning of funds from scandal-linked state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).
The US Department of Justice, which is investigating 1MDB, has alleged that $681 million made its way into Najib’s account from the fund.