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Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak had never spoken about meeting the late King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia in 2010, where the King purportedly pledged to give Najib donations, says a Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) investigating officer.

Senior officer Nur Aida Arifin, 37, said this when she testified at the High Court in Kuala Lumpur on Monday (April 22), during the SRC International trial.

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00:00An MACC officer testified that former Prime Minister Dr Srinajib Razak did not disclose
00:08a 2010 meeting with the late King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia during investigations into
00:13the 1MDB scandal.
00:16The 37-year-old senior officer, Nur Aida Arifin, told the High Court on Monday that the Riyadh
00:22meeting where King Abdullah allegedly pledged donations to Najib was never mentioned by
00:27the former premier.
00:29The meeting, attended by Najib and high-level Malaysian officials, only surfaced during
00:34the SRC International Sendrian Bahad trial defence hearings.
00:39In the SRC International trial, Datu Sri Jamil Q Baharum, a former minister in the Prime
00:44Minister's Department who was present at the Riyadh meeting, testified that King Abdullah
00:49chose to transfer funds directly to Najib's personal account to strengthen political ties
00:55and to avoid complications associated with political organisations.
01:00Details of the donation emerged during discussions following an informal meeting on 11 January
01:062010 during Najib's official visit to Saudi Arabia.
01:10Najib, aged 70, faces 25 charges, including abuse of power and money laundering, involving
01:17RM2.28 billion.
01:20The trial continues before Justice Colin Lawrence-Sakira.
01:25For more information visit www.dfid.gov.au

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