Najib got funds from Saudi finance ministry: ABC
Kuala Lumpur
MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Najib Razak allegedly received millions of dollars in his personal bank accounts between 2011 and 2013 from the Saudi Arabian finance ministry and two men identifying themselves as princes from the Middle Eastern nation, according to the Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC).
The Saudi finance ministry made deposits of about US$80 million in 2011 into Mr Najib's accounts at a Malaysian bank, ABC's Four Corners programme reported, citing remittance statements. One person who gave his name as a Saudi prince started sending money in February 2011 and made two deposits totalling US$75 million in April and May 2012, it said.
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