KUALA LUMPUR: After dodging an attempt to impeach him, Datuk Seri Najib Razak became agitated today when pressed on his contradictory answers in court.
Najib insisted that he previously admitted signatures on some SRC International Bhd-related documents were his due to the circumstances then.
However, he argued that his stance has now changed because he has since found out that there were many “scams” going on.
He also lamented that he could not remember everything that happened relating to the case as many years had passed.
“All this happened nine years ago, you know.
“I signed tens of documents everyday. I was running the country, there were 1,001 things to do everyday,” he said when lead prosecutor Datuk V. Sithambaram bombarded him with questions on his conflicting answers.
Najib had maintained that he previously admitted that signatures on the SRC International documents were his because he was only shown the documents briefly.
However, the 66-year-old Pekan member of parliament said he was now disputing the authenticity of his signatures on the documents because of developments in his case, especially after another witness had testified that his signature was also forged on some documents.
Sithambaram however disputed what Najib claimed by saying that the accused was just making up stories to mislead the court.
He said Najib had all this while admitted to the Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission (MACC) investigators the contents of SRC International documents and also acknowledged signing them.
The lead prosecutor in the case said it was only now that Najib was changing his story.
The trial before High Court Judge Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali continues.
Najib is facing seven counts of criminal breach of trust, abuse of power and money laundering involving RM42-million of SRC International funds.
He is charged with committing the offences between Aug 17, 2011, and Feb 10, 2015.
He faces 20 years' jail and fine for the offences, if convicted.