KUALA LUMPUR – The police have identified another individual with multi-million ringgit assets linked to 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) during their probe into former Goldman Sachs banker Roger Ng.
Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department director Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf said the identity of the individual cannot be revealed as investigations are ongoing.
“The tracking down of the assets does not necessarily involve Ng, but there are other individuals identified as being linked to 1MDB assets.
“This is what we (the police) are tracking down. These assets are not necessarily in Malaysia and could be abroad,” he was quoted as saying by Utusan Malaysia in a press conference here today.
He added that the investigation into Ng is ongoing and focused on asset recovery.
“These assets are in various locations, and Ng remains in police custody.”
Previously, Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said the investigation involving Ng was focused on the modus operandi of the sale of securities notes and bonds belonging to a 1MDB subsidiary.
“We also want to know how these bonds are sold and how much commission is earned; that is what we need to know from Ng.”
Arriving here on October 5, Ng was being investigated by the police before he was handed over to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission.
The authorities will also attempt to get information on the whereabouts of fugitive Low Taek Jho, who is wanted in several countries for his alleged role in the 1MDB financial scandal.
On April 8, last year, Ng was found guilty in the United States for his role in looting the funds, including conspiring to violate US anti-bribery laws and launder money.
Ng had then acquired a three-month postponement for his 10-year jail sentence, initially slated to begin on May 4 this year. He also said he had suffered enough during the six months he had spent in a Malaysian prison before being sent to New York. – October 26, 2023