AG clears Najib of wrongdoing in US$681m donation scandal
Investigation papers to be returned to MACC with instructions to close probe; Apandi's findings greeted with derision
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Kuala Lumpur
MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Najib Razak did not commit any criminal offence in the now infamous case of the US$681 million donation, Attorney-General Mohamed Apandi Ali declared on Tuesday. He also cleared the PM of wrongdoing in another indirect transfer of RM42 million (S$14 million) from state-owned SRC International to his personal bank account.
Mr Apandi's findings - that the US$681 million (RM2.6 billion at the time) transferred into Mr Najib's personal bank account between March 22 and April 10, 2013 was a "personal donation" from the Saudi royal family and given without any consideration - were greeted with derision. Furthermore, he asserted that US$620 million had been returned "because the sum was not utilised".
