We were forced to accept decision to expunge parts of audit report, witness tells High Court

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KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The former director of the National Audit Department told the High Court here that she and the former auditor-general Tan Sri Ambrin Buang were forced to accept the decision to expunge parts of the audit report on 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).

said this occurred at a coordination meeting on Feb 24,2016, which was chaired by then Chief Secretary to the Government, Tan Sri Dr Ali Hamsa, at his office, with 1MDB's then chief executive officer Arul Kanda Kandasamy; Tan Sri Shukry Mohd Salleh, the principal private secretary at the time to then prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak; and officer at the Attorney-General's Chambers, Tan Sri Dzulkifli Ahmad, in attendance.

Going on to read section 285, Muhammad Shafee questioned the witness on the existence of the element of force during the meeting. Asked by Muhammad Shafee to show further evidence of the presence of such pressure, Saadatul Nafisah referred the counsel to section 325 in the transcript of the audio recording which was made in secret by the fourth witness for the prosecution, Nor Salwani Muhammad.

Saadatul Nafisah also told the court that the NAD took many months to secure information for the audit process from Arul Kanda before the report was submitted to the Public Accounts Committee . Najib, 67, is charged with using his position to order amendments to the 1MDB final audit report before it was tabled before the Public Accounts Committee , to prevent any action being taken against him, while Arul Kanda, 44, is charged with abetting Najib.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

 

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this is not evidence enough of power abuse and an attempt to cover up missuse of authority etc

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