I never checked with Arab donor after returning US$620 million, Najib tells court


Bede Hong

Najib Razak at the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex today for his SRC International trial in which he is accused of receiving RM42 million in 2014 and 2015. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, January 23, 2020.

NAJIB Razak never confirmed with Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah Al-Saud whether the royal family received the US$620 million (RM2.2 billion) he returned in 2013, the supposed remainder of an alleged donation, the high court heard today.

The former prime minister said he remitted the amount from his private AmBank account ending 694 to Tanore Finance Corp, which he believed was controlled by his benefactor.


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  • Malaysia has become a model Islamic country for corruption as borne out by the Najib case and the large number of cases currently handled by MACC.

    Posted 4 years ago by Panchen Low