Najib’s trial: Witnesses claim money laundered through two banks
Bank Negara Malaysia officer Muhammad Nizam Yahya is pictured at the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex April 16, 2019. — Picture by Hari Anggara
Second prosecution witness, BNM officer Azizul Adzani Abdul Ghafar had yesterday told the court that he led a raid at AmBank to obtain all documents — including on transactions — related to a list of bank accounts. “I was instructed by my department’s director Abd Rahman Abu Bakar to serve the AMLA notice to obtain banking documents on accounts owned by Ihsan Perdana Sdn Bhd.
He then disclosed that he was handed documents such as the account opening forms; specimen signature forms; and statements of the accounts since they were opened. When asked by Najib’s lawyer Harvinderjit Singh if he was informed prior to the serving of the notice that the investigations was for the taskforce, Muhammad Nizam replied: “As far as I know, the documents I had to take is for the taskforce.”
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