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Arab Saudi government has nothing to do with RM2.6 billion


PUTRAJAYA -- The Saudi Arabian government has nothing to do with the US$623.06 million (RM2.6 billion) donation allegedly received by former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, said Malaysian Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah.



He said this was mentioned by Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Ahmed Al-Jubeir when they met in Wisma Putra (Malaysia’s Foreign Ministry) here Friday.



During the meeting where they also discussed on 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) and the RM2.6 billion donation, Saifuddin said: "He (Adel) stated that (RM2.6 billion donation) has nothing to do with the Saudi government."



According to him, when they met at the 73rd United Nations General Assembly in New York last month, Adel told him that the Saudi government would cooperate in the 1MDB investigations and they had nothing to do with RM2.6 billion donation.



"Today he repeated the statement, " he told reporters after Adel's courtesy call on Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad at Perdana Putra (the office complex of the Malaysian PM) here.



In 2016 while attending the 13th Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Summit in Istanbul, Turkey, Adel was reported as saying the donation to Najib came from Saudi Arabia.



"We are aware of the donation and it is really a donation expecting nothing in return. We are also aware that the Attorney-General of Malaysia has conducted a thorough investigation into the matter and found no misconduct.



"So, as far as we know, the issue is closed," Adel reportedly said in 2016, Bernama reports.



In January that year, Attorney-General Mohamed Apandi Ali cleared Najib of any wrongdoing in connection with investigations into SRC International Sdn Bhd and the RM2.6 billion fund allegedly deposited into the personal accounts of the prime minister.

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