Datuk Seri Najib Razak told the High Court in Putrajaya that he did not know how the Saudi royalty obtained his personal bank account number to transfer millions of dollars, which he claimed was promised financial donation.
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00:00Datuk Seri Najib Razak told the High Court that he was unaware of how Saudi Royalty obtained
00:06his personal bank account details to transfer millions of dollars, which he claimed were
00:11promised financial donations.
00:13The former Prime Minister suggested that fugitive businessman Low-Tech Joe, also known as Joe
00:18Low, might have shared the account information with the Saudis.
00:22Under cross-examination by Deputy Public Prosecutor Kamal Baharin Omar, during the 2.28 billion
00:28ringgit-1 Malaysia Development Berhad-1 MDB trial in Putrajaya on Friday, Najib was questioned
00:34about his AmIslamic bank account ending in 694.
00:39He referred to four letters from Arab Royalty issued between February 1st, 2011 and June
00:451st, 2014, which promised donations amounting to 100 million US dollars, 375 million US
00:51dollars, 800 million US dollars and 50 million pound.
00:56All the letters were addressed to Najib's residence at Jalan Langgak Duta, Kuala Lumpur.
01:01On October 30th, the High Court ordered Najib to enter his defense on four counts of using
01:06his position to secure 2.28 billion ringgit in gratification from 1MDB funds and 21 counts
01:13of money laundering involving the same amount.
01:16The trial continues on Monday before Justice Colin Lawrence Sequeira.
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