Arrested Khairuddin was to meet the FBI on Monday, New York Times says

Former Umno Batu Kawan division deputy chief Datuk Seri Khairuddin Abu Hassan who was arrested by the police on Friday, was scheduled to meet agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation on Monday.

Khairuddin’s lawyer, Matthias Chang in a phone interview with The New York Times said the appointment with the FBI was made with assistance from the US Embassy in Malaysia.

Khairuddin was arrested under Section 124C on charges of trying to overthrow the government, at residence in Mont Kiara, about 7.30pm Friday.

His wife Datin Seri Umie Aida said police seized some personal belongings, including a laptop, two mobile phones and sim cards.

"15 policemen arrived at our house, five to six of them went up and the rest waited downstairs at the condominium,” she told Astro AWANI, yesterday.

On Facebook, prior to his arrest, Khairuddin said police had asked him to appear at the Bukit Aman police headquarters on Monday to record his statement, following the evidence he had submitted to Swiss authorities in connection to national strategic investment firm, 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).

Government officials had prior to this accused Khairuddin for forging 'false' and 'politically motivated' reports, with regard to the 1MDB issue.

A furious Khairuddin had also wrote on Facebook that he and his lawyer his lawyer were barred from leaving the country.

READ: 'Have I been barred from leaving the country because of 1MDB?' - Khairuddin

He said because of that, he had to forgo his trip to New York and London.

“I was supposed to leave for New York and London at 10.30am today (Friday) but have been barred, stopped and blacklisted by the Immigration Department on police orders," he wrote.