Anti-corruption watchdog Citizens for Accountable Governance Malaysia (CAGM) has claimed a banker was sacked for trying to inform Bank Negara about large amount of transactions into an account purportedly controlled by Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak.
Backing its claim, CAGM uploaded a statutory declaration (SD) on its blog, which it claimed was made by the former AmBank banker.
"Since these transactions were higher in amount than the allowed threshold, I had to notify Bank Negara and I told my superior that I had to follow the procedures.
"My superior, who was on the phone at that time with AmBank chairman Tan Sri Azman Hashim, slammed the phone and told me to follow instructions because this is a high profile, VVIP.
"When I brought up the notification procedure, my superior yelled at me and told me Bank Negara has already given the green light for these transfers and I just had to follow instructions," reads the SD.
According to the SD, the man claimed he was asked to clear an incoming remittance from UBS Bank Singapore with an amount of SG$7 million in three transactions on May 2, 2013 with another SG$14 million the week before.
The officer’s name was redacted in the copy of the SD, dated May 8, 2013, which was uploaded by CAGM.
Banker may go public
When contacted, CAGM chairperson Md Zainal Abidin said his NGO was releasing the document as the auditor-general report appears to be sugar-coating the 1MDB case.
However, the uploaded document does not indicate from whom the money came from, other than stating that it was from UBS Bank Singapore.
Md Zainal said the document is partially redacted as the man who made the SD is hesitant about going public.
He said the man, who claims in the SD that he had worked for AmBank for 14 years and nine months when he was terminated, was in limbo as the terms of his severance were yet to be finalised.
"So he has hit a dead end. He brought this up through another lawyer and then when we went through his case, we realised there is something deeper in the matter.
"He is very hesitant, we have told him we are not interested in touching on this aspect with AmBank. We are more concerned about the money trail," said Md Zainal.
However, Md Zainal said the 49 year-old-man may go public about his plight after Hari Raya and a suit was in the midst of being filed against AmBank.
After being told off for trying to notify Bank Negara, the man said he made a photocopy of the transaction slip at a copier machine, according to the SD.
"My superior found out about this by checking the copier machine job report with our department's IT technician.
"I suspect they were monitoring my movement via CCTV," it said.
Md Zainal claimed these transaction slips can back up CAGM's claim last Sunday that millions of ringgit purportedly went to BN component parties.
Photocopied remittance slips
Tan Sri Azman Hashim
After being caught making the copies, the man was called to the meeting room at level 46 of Menara Ambank, according to the SD.
"I was surprised to see Tan Sri Azman Hashim was also present.
"I was scolded for not following instructions and poking my nose into a very high profile account transfer, and for making unauthorised photocopy of the remittance slips.
"The same evening, after the meeting, I was given a body search and asked to leave the office premises. I could not take back anything from the office," read the SD.
The man added that he was asked to go to the human resources division the next day and was given a termination letter with immediate effect, without being able to defend himself.
Malaysiakini has contacted AmBank and is awaiting its response to the allegation. - M'kini
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