Former Prime Minister Najib Razak denied choosing not to investigate the source of Jho Low's wealth during his 1MDB trial. Najib claimed to have confronted Low about his extravagant spending, including purchasing properties worldwide, and Low's explanation was that he was buying them for Sheikh Mansour Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE's then crown prince's brother.
‘No, no, no’: In 1MDB trial, Najib denies he as PM chose not to check Jho Low ’s reason for flashy lifestyle
Najib claimed he did confront Low – better known as Jho Low – about the latter’s lifestyle, which included splashing millions to buy properties around the world. This exchange between Mustaffa and Najib took place after the former prime minister was shown an April 29, 2015 news report, which detailed Low’s “luxury portfolio” – including a penthouse in New York and mansion in Beverly Hills in the US, a high rise property in Hong Kong, and Singapore dollars S$54 million for two units in a posh Singapore apartment.
“I can’t remember exactly but there were stories around him about him acquiring properties and paintings,” he said.“Yes, and I confronted him actually about all these things, and he kept on saying I bought this because I was doing them for Sheikh Mansour. He repeated them to me two or three times, because I was not comfortable about the stories about his lifestyle, his rather ostentatious lifestyle.
Before this 2015 report was shown to Najib, the defendant agreed that Low appeared in the news for the latter’s partying and that this occurred during his tenure as prime minister. Najib was PM from 2009 to 2018.
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