Malaysia’s top cop IGP Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said the country could recover more of 1MDB assets with Goldman Sachs bank officer Roger Ng now under custody.
Roger Ng arrived in Malaysia after a deal was struck between the government and the US Department of Justice, he will handed over to MACC after the police department is through with him.
According to Razarudin, Ng landed at midnight but his whereabouts will be kept a secret for safety reasons.
Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said the government’s focus was to recover the assets linked to the case, as of now authorities and enforcement agencies will carry out the investigation. Apart from the Attorney General other agencies are under the Ministry of Home Affairs, and expects him to arrive in Malaysia at midnight if there are no obstacles,
The media recently reported Ng, who was sentenced to 10 years in prison in New York, United States for helping embezzle billions of dollars from 1MDB, will be handed over to Malaysia to face charges in Malaysia. Saifuddin Nasution said Ng was only in the United States for a short time to face trial in that country. “He has been sentenced to 10 years in prison but has not yet served his sentence. The Home Minister said Malaysia has not finished yet with its investigation and hence had requested the United States’ Department of Justice to hand over Ng to Malaysia.
