KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak received US$61mil and £9.46mil in his personal bank accounts in 2013 and 2014 through overseas transactions from a company linked to fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho or Jho Low, the High Court here heard.
KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak received US$61mil and £9.46mil in his personal bank accounts in 2013 and 2014 through overseas transactions from a company linked to fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho or Jho Low, the High Court here heard.
She further told the court that the US$61mil transaction came from Tanore Finance Corp into Najib's 9694 account on March 25, 2013.Meanwhile, the other 1880 account received £750,000 from Blackrock Commodities Ltd on June 23, 2014. It was reported that the US Justice Department identified the two entities — Blackrock Commodities and Vista Equity — as being owned by Tan.
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