KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 7): As former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak kept insisting his signatures may have been forged for various SRC International Sdn Bhd documents including minutes of meetings and directors' circular resolutions, the prosecution grilled him about which party could have been responsible for the forgeries.

"Datuk Seri, as the prime minister and the finance minister — the most powerful man — involved in the GLC, can you tell the court who would have had the audacity to manipulate and forge your signature?" asked deputy public prosecutor (DPP) Datuk V Sithambaram in the High Court today.

"What kind of question is that?" replied Najib.

"In my position, it's a very fair question. You were the prime minister and finance minister. SRC is a government-linked company under Minister of Finance Inc (MoF Inc), and you keep saying your signature was manipulated and forged. Who would have the audacity to do this? You keep accusing someone!" the DPP said.

"There is Datuk Suboh, he made the same allegation that his signatures were forged," said Najib.

"You know that is not the question, Datuk Seri. I am asking you, you keep on saying that the signatures were manipulated. Who would have done it?" asked Sithambaram again.

"I don't know," said the former premier.

Sithambaram then asked the accused whether he is saying that the board of SRC was acting on forged documents, to which Najib agreed.

The DPP then put it to Najib that his allegation that the signatures were manipulated and forged is self-serving and an afterthought.

Sithambaram further suggested that is why when Najib was recording his statement with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), he voluntarily admitted that he knew the documents, its contents and that he had signed the documents.

Najib disagreed.

The DPP added that is also why Najib did not ask for the original documents when he was shown photocopies by the MACC, as he already knew he had signed the documents, but Najib did not agree.

Sithambaram also probed the former premier on the inclusion of his name in Articles 67 and 116 of the Memorandum and Articles of Association (M&A) of SRC.

He questioned Najib on whether directors Nik Faisal Ariff Kamil and Vincent Koh needed Najib's approval to name him in the M&A, to which Najib replied that it was "not my idea".

"It was not your idea, but do they need your approval?" asked the DPP.

"Probably, yes," said Najib.

"Can they include your name without your approval? If that is so, then every company would put the prime minister's name in their M&A," said Sithambaram.

"No. But it was never my idea," said Najib.

The former premier has so far maintained his disagreement to the prosecution's allegations of his involvement in what transpired at SRC.

Regarding the Cabinet papers prepared for the loan from Retirement Fund Inc (KWAP), he disagreed that the process was expedited, as per Ministry of Finance (MoF) official Afidah Azwa Abdul Aziz's testimony.

Afidah previously testified that she prepared the memorandum for the Cabinet meeting on Aug 15, 2011, under duress, and completed the memo within a few hours in the presence of Nik Faisal.

"Afidah said in her testimony that she had no time to verify the documents and the background info of SRC. Were you aware of that?" asked Sithambaram.

"No, I disagree. There should be enough information," said Najib.

"Nik Faisal came personally to MoF and gave verbal information which could not be verified for the preparation the cabinet paper," added the DPP.

"I'm not aware," Najib replied.

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