IGP says "arrest has been made on the basis of strong prima facie evidence which proves his role in the larger conspiracy".was charged with "criminal conspiracy, cheating and misappropriation as well as deriving undue financial benefits from 1MDB key member of Rosmah's inner circle — after questioning him in connection with 1MDB reportThe police launch an investigation into the report filed by an Umno division leader regarding the debt-ridden 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) and its board of directors.scam, triggering a demand from the opposition that the prime minister should be arrested next.police has documentary evidence, pictures, call details and statements of witnesses and arrested accused persons. "He was one of the faces seen with Rosmah meetings and was vocal about the schemes which ultimately looted people of their hard-earned money," said IGP.
Veteran newsman Datuk A. Kadir Jasin says the 1MDB saga has taken a sensational and potentially dangerous twisthas weighed in on the report lodged against 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) by an Umno leader, saying the scandal has now taken on a "sensational and potentially dangerous twist"He was commenting on the police report lodged by Penang's Umno Batu Kawan division leader Datuk Khairuddin Abu Hassan against 1MDB over the alleged mismanagement of its finances.
"The police report is the culmination of weeks of controversies surrounding the so-called sovereign fund," Kadir, the former editor-in-chief of New Straits Times, said in a blog posting today.
Earlier, DAP lawmaker Tony Pua had said that the fact that Khairuddin had lodged a report against his own party leaders, including Datuk Seri Najib Razak, who is 1MDB chairman, was proof that the company's finances were in shambles.
1MDB had responded to the police report, saying that it was confident it would have no legal basis.
"We welcome any investigation into our affairs and the opportunity to rebut malicious allegations,” it had said in a statement last night.
Kadir today revealed that prior to the report being lodged, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad – one of 1MDB's fiercest critics – had met up with the sovereign wealth fund's top management and "grilled" them on the company's modus operandi.
"On December 4, the company’s top-level delegation, led by its Chairman, (Tan Sri) Lodin Wok Kamaruddin, was said to have been grilled by Dr Mahathir.
"He is said to be curious about the way the company funds its businesses, bearing in mind that it has a paid-up capital of only US$1 million (about RM3.4 million)," Kadir added.
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