I never interfered in 1MDB, SRC investigation, says Najib

Former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak denied ever having interfered in the authorities’ probe into the 1MDB and SRC affair.

He told the Kuala Lumpur High Court today that it would not have been appropriate for him - who was also being questioned by the police and MACC then - to call up the investigation agencies and enquire about the status of the probe.

“I was very concerned as I knew 1MDB was under investigation and of course its relationship with SRC International (a former subsidiary of the Malaysian sovereign wealth fund).

“I was also being investigated and they (authorities) came to my office...