Putrajaya has officially confirmed that the Malaysian Official 1 (MO1) mentioned 36 times in the US Department of Justice (DOJ) civil suit related to 1MDB is Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak.
“I’ve said it openly. Obviously, if you read the documents, it is the prime minister,” Umno minister Abdul Rahman Dahlan was quoted by British media network BBC as saying today.
“But, I have also said, why didn’t the DOJ name him by his proper name? That’s because he is not part of this investigation.
“There have been other people who are named… and the Department of Justice will take this to the courts and the courts will decide,” Rahman (photo) told BBC.
However, the minister in the Prime Minister’s Department said Najib should not take responsibility for the failure of the state investment fund.
“He has taken responsibility by putting a new team in place at 1MDB.
“But just because a few NGOs and the opposition are calling for him to vacate his seat, he shouldn’t do that. That’s too much,” said Rahman, who is also BN strategic communications director. Read more