Najib will be summoned to explain RM2.6b donation: MACC

KUALA LUMPUR — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) revealed today (Aug 5) plans to summon Prime Minister Najib Razak to explain the RM2.6 billion (S$926.9 million) donation made into his accounts.

In a statement, the commission also reiterated that the funds have no connection with 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), the debt-laden state investor that was previously linked to the RM2.6 billion.

“In connection to that, the MACC would also like to announce that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak will be summoned for an explanation [about] the donation that he received,” the statement said.

MACC had on Monday issued a statement to confirm the existence of the funds in Mr Najib’s accounts and clarify that they had come from donors and not 1MDB as previously alleged.

The statement triggered a flurry of responses from activists and opposition lawmakers, who demanded that the commission investigate the donation for possible corruption and money-laundering.

The commission and Mr Najib himself have also been urged to reveal the identities of the donors and the purpose of the funds. MALAY MAIL ONLINE