AG: Too soon to say if more charges coming against Najib

• Published date: 04 July 2018
• Publication title: Malay Mail Online

It is too early to say if Datuk Seri Najib Razak will face more charges in the future as his two criminal cases today are merely based on the first investigation paper, Attorney General (AG) Tommy Thomas said.

Thomas, who is leading the prosecution against Najib, declined to comment on the possibility of additional future charges against Najib.

'We can't say, we can't comment on that because it depends on when the next investigation paper comes.

'This is as things stand today,' he told reporters after Najib was charged and pleaded not guilty in two cases over RM42 million funds of former 1MDB unit SRC International Sdn Bhd.

He noted that the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has indicated there will be more investigation papers.

'This is arising from the first MACC investigation paper, which was given to my office three weeks ago,' he said, referring to today's cases.

'I issued a press release three weeks ago and this is the fruits of that investigation and the charges arising from the first investigation paper.'

'No doubt there will be more investigation papers but I think you have to ask MACC that, because, as you know, they do the investigations and we do the prosecution. The lines are pretty clearly demarcated,' he added.

Anyone else beyond Najib?

When asked if anyone else will be charged over SRC and 1MDB besides Najib, Thomas replied: 'SRC - I don't know, it's a bit too early, but 1MDB certainly down the road, because this whole thing...