Najib challenges 1MDB fraud investigator over US$620mil fund movement
Senior counsel Shafee Abdullah points out that Kroll Advisory Ltd investigations director Richard Templeman started the probe two months after 1MDB filed a suit against the former prime minister.
Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak faced cross-examination regarding his connection to the movement of US$620 million in a 1MDB fraud investigation. Kroll Advisory Ltd investigations director Richard Templeman testified that he had not investigated whether the US$620 million, returned to a company from Najib's AmBank account in 2013, was later redirected and returned to Najib.
Templeman emphasized that he had investigated relevant matters but did not specifically address the redirection of the funds. The investigation was initiated by 1MDB two months after the civil suit was filed, suggesting that Templeman was brought in to support an existing claim. Templeman also confirmed that neither Bank Negara Malaysia nor AmBank had requested the return of the funds credited into Najib's account, a point he could not comment on further.
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