“The Commercial Crime Investigation Department inspected six premises related to the 1MDB investigations, namely the Prime Minister’s Office, official residence and four other homes,” Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) Director Datuk Seri Amar Singh Ishar Singh told the media.
Documents relating to the 1MDB scandal were also retrieved in the raids, according to Singh. Najib, whose government was plagued with the scandal, was defeated in last week’s parliamentary election by a coalition led by veteran politician Mahathir Mohamad, who came out of retirement to challenge Najib.
On Thursday Najib’s lawyer, Harpal Singh Grewal, told reporters that he understood that the items had been seized in order to advance an investigation under the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing Acts, Bernama said.
Najib and his wife Rosmah Mansor are on an Immigration Department watch list and barred from leaving the country.
