KUALA LUMPUR, 3 March 2018:
Deposits into an Australian bank account belonging to Bukit Aman’s Criminal Investigation Department director Datuk Seri Wan Ahmad Najmuddin Mohd is from a legitimate source and for lawful purpose.
Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Mohamad Fuzi Harun said the Royal Malaysia Police was made aware of the account in 2016 and an internal inquiry into the matter was immediately conducted by the Integrity and Standards Compliance Department (JIPS).
He said the investigation revealed the account was initially opened by Wan Ahmad Najmuddin in 2011 to facilitate the transfer of funds to finance his son’s education in Australia.
“Subsequently, in 2016, the same account was then reactivated to plan for his daughter’s master’s degree course in Australia, as well,” he added in a statement yesterday.
Mohamad Fuzi was responding to a news article by the Sydney Morning Herald titled, ‘Malaysian top cop has $320K seized by Australian Federal Police, doesn’t want it back’ which was published yesterday.
The report named Wan Ahmad Najmuddin as the owner of a bank account in Commonwealth Bank, Australia with a high amount of structured deposits.
Mohamad Fuzi said Wan Ahmad Najmuddin was able to provide legitimate documents to prove the funds originated from the sale of his house in Shah Alam, which at that point in time was worth RM700,000 (A$260,770).
“This fund was then entrusted to a very close friend to make the cash transfer into the bank account in Australia.”
The IGP said the CID director thus far, had been able to provide all necessary and relevant documents to prove the source of the funds.
“He has also provided justification for the need to acquire an overseas account for the sole purpose of funding his children’s education in Australia.”
Mohamad Fuzi said it was baseless to assume the source of the money was from questionable origins or that Wan Ahmad Najmuddin was involved in any form of indictable offences.
– Bernama