KUALA LUMPUR: The establishment of the Special Task Force in 2015 was to investigate issues in 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) and not intended to topple the then sitting prime minister, says former Bank Negara (BNM) governor.
Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz testified that the ultimate aim of the investigation was to determine any wrongdoings in the company and to recover its monies.
"At that time, the investigation was on 1MDB and not on the PM . We only found out later that there was a connection,” said Zeti who was being cross-examined by Najib’s lead counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah at the RM2.28bil 1MDB trial here on Monday . Muhammad Shafee: I put it to you that the task force was to find a way to topple the sitting prime minister ?
Muhammad Shafee: I'm putting it to you. Do you notice that the fault is on the 1MDB board, 1MDB management, BNM and AmBank... and who is in the accused dock? It is the former PM who did nothing in this transaction. I'm putting it to you, is there anything that can show that Najib was involved in this hoodwinking?
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