Swiss Hk Banking Documents Not Given To Defence Court Told

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Najib Razak is facing four charges of using his position to obtain 1MDB funds of RM2.28 billion and 21 charges of money laundering involving the same amount. (Bernama pic)KUALA LUMPUR: A senior superintendent of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) told the High Court here today she did not hand over some banking documents obtained from two countries to Najib Razak’s defence team as they were not relevant to the case.
Nur Aida Arifin said the documents were received from Hong Kong and Switzerland through mutual legal assistance (MLA) to help investigate the 1MDB case faced by the former prime minister.
The 49th prosecution witness said this when cross-examined by lawyer Shafee Abdullah at Najib’s trial for alleged corruption and money laundering involving RM2.28 billion belonging to 1MDB.
Shafee: Why didn’t you provide the documents to the defence?
Nur Aida: I briefed the prosecution team on the case and the prosecution agreed that the documents were not relevant to the case.
“I received the documents from Switzerland six times, starting from March 2019. I received the documents in the form of a compact disc (CD),” said Nur Aida, who is also the investigating officer in the 1MDB case.
Shafee: Were the documents from Switzerland and Hong Kong handed over to the defence?
Nur Aida: No, because they were not relevant to the case.
Shafee: I mean, you discussed with the prosecution and decided that these documents should not be given to the defence, right?
Nur Aida: Yes.
Najib, 70, is facing four charges of using his position to obtain RM2.28 billion in 1MDB funds and 21 charges of money laundering involving the same amount.
The trial before Justice Collin Lawrence Sequerah continues on Feb 26. - FMT

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