Najib S Ex Private Secretary S Fund Transfer Order Not Made As Yr1m Trustee

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The former CEO of Yayasan Rakyat 1Malaysia (YR1M) testified in the High Court today that instructions from the late Azlin Alias - former principal private secretary to Najib Abdul Razak - to transfer RM27 million and RM5 million into two bank accounts were issued outside his capacity as a trustee of the foundation.
Ung Su Ling agreed to suggestions by Najib's counsel, Farhan Shafee, that the instruction was more of a private request and that nothing in YR1M’s constitution, policies, or her employment contract required her to comply with Azlin’s instructions.
She was testifying under cross-examination by Farhan in the RM42 million civil suit trial before judicial commissioner Raja Ahmad Mohzanuddin Shah Raja Mohzan, where SRC International Sdn Bhd and its subsidiary Gandingan Mentari Sdn Bhd are suing the former prime minister.
Farhan further questioned the witness on whether any written mandate or formal minutes from the YR1M board of directors existed to authorise the fund transfers to the two accounts, to which Ung responded “No”.
Farhan: Up to this point, you did not enquire about the details of the two transactions?
Ung: Yes. I am not in the habit of questioning the trustees on the wisdom of their instructions, as there was sufficient information given…
Farhan: Now I'll stop you there, you said you wouldn't query the wisdom of the trustees. Now that would be if such instructions were made in the context of trustees. You just said that it was a private request.
Ung: Since it involved the same people, you don’t go and question your bosses, right? This was the principal private secretary to the Prime Minister of Malaysia. I was not going to question him on the why, who, or how.
During the previous proceeding, Ung testified that Azlin messaged her via WhatsApp in December 2014 to instruct Ihsan Perdana Sdn Bhd (IPSB) managing director Shamsul Anwar Sulaiman to transfer RM27 million to an AmIslamic account named “AmPrivate Banking - 1MY” (Account 880) and RM5 million to an AmIslamic account named "AmPrivate Banking - MY” (Account 906).
It was established during Najib's SRC International criminal trial that both accounts belonged to him.
The civil suit, filed in May 2022, accuses Najib of breach of fiduciary duties, knowing receipt of funds, dishonest assistance, tort of misfeasance and abuse of power in relation to the misappropriation of SRC International funds.
The hearing will resume on Oct 6.
- Bernama

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