Shafee Did Najib Know That Source Of Funds Was Illegal

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The prosecution in SRC International trial against Najib Abdul Razak needs to show that the former premier was complicit in alleged illegal money transactions linked to his account, said Najib's lead defence counsel Mohd Shafee Abdullah
Speaking to reporters after the trial was adjourned for the day, he said receiving money in one's account did not mean that the person has knowledge of its origin
"There can be many transactions. The issue is, did Najib know the exact things that were going on
"Did he know [...] whether the money (that) came into his account, did he know that it was, in fact, from an illegal source? That is the basic premise
"Just because money comes into my account, does not mean that I am in full knowledge that the money comes from a wrong source. Because there are many individuals involved," he told reporters when met outside the Kuala Lumpur Courts Complex
Shafee was responding to a request for comments on Najib's trial which began today. Najib is accused of criminal breach of trust and money laundering in relation to funds belonging to the former 1MDB subsidiary, SRC International
"The prosecution needs to show that he is complicit, he is part of the conspiracy," added Shafee
Earlier today, the proceedings before Justice Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali heard testimonies from two prosecution witnesses, namely Companies Commission of Malaysia's assistant registrar Muhamad Akmaludin Abdullah and Bank Negara Malaysia executive Azizul Adzani Abdul Ghafar
The trial has been adjourned till 9am tomorrow with deputy public prosecutor V Sithambaram informing the court that the process of photocopying documents needed by Najib's defence was taking longer than expected. - Mkini

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