1MDB case: ex-Goldman Sachs banker Roger Ng arrives in Malaysia for questioning after US conviction
- Ng’s 10-year prison sentence in the US has been deferred to allow Malaysia to question him over the 1MDB case
- It is unclear how long the former Goldman Sachs banker will be in the country of his birth, to which he returned on Sunday
Malaysia’s Inspector General of Police Razarudin Husain on Sunday said Ng arrived in Malaysia around midnight, but did not disclose his whereabouts due to security reasons, the report said.
The Southeast Asian nation is focusing on recovering as much as possible from the billions of dollars that were looted from the 1MDB sovereign wealth fund.
It is unclear how long Ng will be in Malaysia, where he also faces four charges.
Ng, a Malaysian national who was convicted in the US for his role in the scandal, was scheduled to begin a 10-year prison sentence on October 6, but US officials have allowed the sentence to be deferred so Ng could return to Malaysia and assist the investigation.
Chief US District Judge Margo Brodie in Brooklyn last Thursday ordered Ng’s surrender to the US Marshals Service by Friday so he could be turned over to Malaysian law enforcement.
