KUALA LUMPUR (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Ex-Malaysian premier Najib Razak's claim that he had received a personal donation from the Arab royalty, which became the crux of his defence in the SRC International trial, was torn apart by the High Court.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
KUALA LUMPUR - Ex-Malaysian premier Najib Razak's claim that he had received a personal donation from the Arab royalty, which became the crux of his defence in the SRC International trial, was torn apart by the High Court.
Najib, as the first defence witness, had testified that the late King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia had pledged his support to Malaysia during a meeting in early 2010 as the basis of his belief. The court opined that it was common to read about a leader of an independent country expressing support for the leadership of another in international relations and alliance diplomacy."First, the accused did not say he directly heard from, or was personally informed by, the Saudi monarch about the cash donation.
The court found that regardless of Low's influence within segments of the Arab royalty and Najib's confidence in Low, the accused failed to ensure official confirmation of the intended donations from King Abdullah. This, the judge said, shows Najib's belief that it would have been most improbable the donations were gifted by King Abdullah.
"Evidence in the form of bank statements of the accused accounts point irresistibly to the true reason for the remittances, which also establishes why the funds could not have been donations.
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