KUALA LUMPUR, May 28 — Sarawak Report claimed today that it has evidence that Arul Kanda Kandasamy had sent a false bank statement to BSI Bank in Singapore, after the 1 Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) chief executive accused the whistleblower site of publishing lies.

Sarawak Report accused Arul Kanda of faxing a false bank statement, which they said was used to support the claim that 1MDB had cash in the BSI bank account, to BSI Singapore that later purportedly confirmed that it was false.

“Sarawak Report has evidence that there was a false bank statement used to support the claim that there was cash in the BSI bank account.

Kandasamy faxed this false bank statement to BSI Singapore, who confirmed it was false,” Sarawak Report said in a statement, but did not attach any supporting proof or documents.

Arul Kanda said earlier today that he has never provided false bank statements on the firm’s assets in Singapore to Bank Negara.

Sarawak Report also questioned Arul Kanda on why he did not report to Bank Negara BSI Singapore’s purported finding that the bank statement was false.

Last week, the Finance Ministry had come to Arul Kanda’s defence over the alleged false bank statements, saying in a parliamentary reply that the claim was not true.

In Sarawak Report’s latest exposé last month, it was alleged that Arul Kanda had distributed falsified financial statements to various parties on 1MDB’s assets held in Singapore’s BSI.

In January, the Finance Ministry said 1MDB had deposited the US$1.103 billion (RM3.91 billion) it redeemed from its offshore account in the Cayman Islands into a Singapore-based branch of Swiss bank BSI Bank, with the amount held in US dollars.

But in the latest twist to the story last week, DAP MP Tony Pua revealed yet another Finance Ministry reply to him claiming that the redeemed investment was not held in BSI Bank in cash, but in assets.