KUALA LUMPUR: Several names of key personnel in 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), including the chief executive officer (CEO) and company directors of its subsidiaries were mentioned during the 1MDB trial involving Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak (pix) here yesterday.
Among the names were Nik Faisal Ariff Kamil, former CEO of SRC International Sdn Bhd, Datuk Wan Ahmad Shihab Ismail Wan Ismail, special officer to the then Prime Minister (Najib) and former 1MDB CEO Arul Kandasamy.
The High Court was also informed of the change in the name of the 1MDB subsidiaries, their directors and addresses of the companies, among which were, Powertek Investment Holdings Sdn Bhd, Powertek Energy Sdn Bhd, Merpati Energy (Langat) Sdn Bhd and Mastika Lagenda Sdn Bhd.
Companies Commission of Malaysia (SSM) Assistant Registrar of Companies, Rafidah Yahaya, 48, confirmed the details when she was shown several forms under the Companies Act 1965 relating to the change in name, address and company directors, appointment of new company directors and company shares, by deputy public prosecutor Mohamad Mustaffa P. Kunyalam.
Mohamad Mustaffa: Referring to form 49 dated April 2, 2015 on the company director, the information states that the new company director (Powertek Investment Holdings Sdn Bhd) is Arul Kandasamy.
Rafidah: That’s right.
Mohamad Mustaffa: Referring to form 44 dated Oct 30 2015, it can be verified that this pertains to the company’s change of address.
Rafidah: That’s right
The seventh prosecution witness also agreed that on Feb 29, 2012, Nik Faisal resigned as director of Marvellous Intelligence Sdn Bhd.
She also replied in the affirmative to the prosecution’s question on Marvellous Intelligence Sdn Bhd change of name, first to 1MDB Energy (Langat) Sdn Bhd, then to Edra Energy (Langat) Sdn Bhd and subsequently to Merpati Energy Langat Sdn Bhd.
The witness also verified 152 documents of the 177 documents under the Companies Act, including the change of company name, the names of the director and company secretary, shares conversion and amendment of the company memorandum which was referred to her at the trial.
Najib, 66, is facing four charges of having used his positions to obtain gratification totalling RM2.3 billion in 1MDB funds and 21 counts of money laundering involving the same money.
The Pekan member of Parliament is alleged to have committed gratification offences at Jalan Raja Chulan branch of AmIslamic Bank Berhad, at No. 55, Jalan Raja Chulan, Bukit Ceylon here between Feb 24, 2011 and Dec 19, 2014, while for money laundering cases between March 22 and Aug 30, 2013.
The trial before Judge Collin Lawrence Sequerah continues Tuesday. — Bernama
