Friday, 16 Apr 2021 10:01 AM MYT
BY JUSTIN ONG
Tan Sri Dr Zeti Aziz speaks during a media briefing on PNB Group’s Financial Year 2018 performance at the Hilton Kuala Lumpur, March 28, 2019. Picture by Choo Choy May
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KUALA LUMPUR, April 16 Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad claimed he was not aware that former Bank Negara Malaysia governor Tan Sri Zeti Akhtar Aziz’s family members allegedly received 1MDB funds when he appointed her to a government advisory panel.
The former prime minister told
Malaysiakini he had placed her on the Council of Eminent Persons based on her experience in banking and finance.
In a case that has riveted the island nation’s moneyed classes, prosecutors allege a 33-year-old trader stole hundreds of millions from clients, blowing it on a $US5 million supercar and other trappings.
Dr Mahathir claims didn t know of Zeti s 1MDB links when he picked her for Council of Eminent Persons msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Singapore trader s lavish llfestyle allegedly fuelled by S$1 billion fraud yahoo.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from yahoo.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Thursday, 15 Apr 2021 04:46 PM MYT
BY JERRY CHOONG
It is believed that Datuk Tawfiq Ayman was called in as part of the police probe into 1MDB funds being channelled into Singaporean company Iron Rhapsody Ltd, allegedly controlled by Tawfiq and his son. Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
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KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 The husband of former Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) governor Tan Sri Zeti Akhtar Aziz was seen entering the office of the police Commercial Crime unit to give his statement earlier today.
The Edge reported Datuk Tawfiq Ayman as entering Menara KPJ along Jalan Tun Razak around 10am, after spending 10 minutes waiting and chatting with his lawyer Datuk Jagjit Singh at a nearby coffee outlet beforehand.