KUALA LUMPUR: The police have enough evidence to prosecute Datuk Seri Najib Razak for misappropriating billions of 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) funds, the High Court heard today.
Assistant director of Anti-Money Laundering Criminal Investigation Division Assistant Commissioner Foo Wei Min said the probe into the 1MDB scandal, initiated in July 2018, is based on documents from government internal authorities.
Foo, who is also one of the investigating officers in Najib case, said the documents in their possession were almost similar to those retrieved from foreign authorities through mutual legal assistance (MLA).
He said this when testified as the 48th prosecution witness in Najib's corruption trial for allegedly misappropriating millions of funds belonging to 1MDB.
The defence, led by counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, has consistently argued that the witness investigated the case without having complete sets of documents from foreign funds and banks.
During the re-examination, Deputy Public Prosecutor Kamal Baharin Omar asked the witness to elaborate on his investigation into the movement of millions of ringgit from the sovereign wealth funds.
Kamal: When you started your investigation in 2018, do you have the documents through MLA?
Foo: No. Not yet.
Kamal: What document did you refer to?
Foo: From other (law) agencies.
Kamal: Was it enough for your investigation?
Foo: Yes.
Najib, 70, is facing four charges of using his position to obtain bribes totalling RM2.3 billion from 1MDB funds and 21 charges of money laundering involving the same amount.
The trial before presiding judge Datuk Collin Lawrence Sequerah continues.