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Indonesian tycoon's group denies links to Najib's canceled flight
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Riot police officers stand guard outside an entrance to Subang Airport near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on May 12. (Reuters/Athit Perawongmetha)
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director of Rajawali Corp has denied having any knowledge of former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak’s canceled flight to Jakarta.
“We are unaware of the travel plan,” Satrio Tjai, the managing director of Rajawali Corp, told The Jakarta Post on Saturday.
“Mr. Peter [Sondakh] has been on leave outside of Asia for two weeks, having left on his private jet. As far as we know, there are no scheduled flights on our jets today,” he said.
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He denied any links between his employer and the former prime minister.
“Of course we have nothing to do with the former prime minister’s schedule,” he said.
Earlier, a report on malaysiakini.com showed a leaked document containing Najib and his wife Rosmah Mansor's flight plan to Indonesia, using a private jet operated by Premiair. The airline is owned by tycoon Sondakh, the owner of conglomerate PT Rajawali Corp.
On Saturday noon, Malaysia's immigration office banned Najib and his wife from leaving the country through Subang Airport near Kuala Lumpur.
Najib said in a tweet, "I have just been informed by the immigration department of Malaysia that my family and I are not allowed to go abroad. I respect the decision and I will remain in the country with my family." (evi)
