Khairuddin says he was detained under Sosma to protect Najib

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KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Datuk Seri Khairuddin Abu Hassan today told the High Court, here, that his detention by police under the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Sosma) was to protect former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, who allegedly abused his powers in connection with the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal.

Khairuddin, 59, as the plaintiff, when reading his witness statement on Tuesday , said his detention by former inspector-general of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar and seven other individuals was merely to prevent him from going to Paris , Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong and Singapore to assist the authorities in those countries to complete investigations and the trial.

Khairuddin, the former Batu Kawan Umno division chief, said the police report made on Dec 12, 2014 was well-founded and it was proven when the international authorities mobilised their agencies to investigate and prevent Malaysia's assets from being smuggled out wrongfully or illegally. "However, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has now been convicted in court in connection with SRC International Sdn Bhd, which is related to the 1MDB issue," he said.

Khairuddin disagreed with Andi Razalijaya's suggestion that the effort to bring the police reports to the other countries was to expose Malaysia's weaknesses for not trusting the institution of the Royal Malaysia Police and wanting to sabotage the country's banking and finances.

 

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