PUTRAJAYA: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has arrived at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) headquarters here to have his statement recorded over a solar hybrid project for schools in Sarawak.
Najib was seen arriving at the MACC building in a car at about 9.23am.
The former premier has been called up by the MACC several times. Najib was previously questioned on the controversial RM1.25 billion project on Nov 8.
On Sept 20, Najib was slapped with a total of 25 corruption charges involving RM2.3 billion allegedly from sovereign wealth fund 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).
He pleaded not guilty to all charges.
On Nov 15, Najib's wife, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, was charged with two counts of soliciting RM187.5 million and receiving RM1.5 million for the solar hybrid project for 369 rural schools in Sarawak.
On the first count, Rosmah was alleged to have solicited RM187.5 million, which is 15 per cent of the value of a contract from Saidi Abang Samsudin, the managing director of Jepak Holdings Sdn Bhd.
The amount was allegedly solicited by Rosmah as an inducement to help the company secure a tender through direct negotiation from the Education Ministry, worth RM1,250,000,000, for the solar hybrid project.
In the second charge, Rosmah was alleged to have received RM1.5 million from the same person to obtain the same project at a premise at No 11, Jalan Langgak Duta, Taman Duta, here on Sept 7, last year.
Both charges, framed under Section 16 (a) (A) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009, carries a jail term of up to 20 years with a fine of up to five times the value of the graft or RM10,000, whichever is higher, upon conviction.