Umno lawyer Shafee at MACC HQ
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UMNO lawyer Muhammad Shafee Abdullah was seen entering the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission headquarters tonight.
He is believed to be meeting his client, Najib Razak.
The former prime minister is being held overnight in the MACC lock-up before he is taken to the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex tomorrow morning.
He is expected to be charged under the Penal Code, and Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing Act at 8.30am.
Shafee arrived at 8.40pm in a grey Audi. He wound down the window before he was allowed in.
The 66-year-old criminal lawyer headed the prosecution in PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim’s sodomy case.
Sources said Najib’s stepson, Riza Aziz, who arrived at the MACC headquarters at 1.30pm today to have his statement recorded in relation to the 1Malaysia Development Bhd scandal, will not be remanded.
“He will be allow to leave at 9pm once they finish recording his statement.”
Riza was earlier seen accompanied by a team of lawyers.
Also questioned by MACC today were former Felda chairman Shahrir Abdul Samad and Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
A total of 408 bank accounts have been frozen in connection with the 1MDB probe, involving 81 individuals and 55 companies.
The 1MDB special task force said the accounts were frozen from June 26 to 29. – July 3, 2018.