Najib Razak did not instruct US$1.03bil 1MDB fund transfer, court told

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Najib Razak did not instruct US$1.03bil 1MDB fund transfer, court told
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A man who attacked a Malaysian celebrity with an extendable baton during a fan meeting at the Singapore Expo in March 2023 was sentenced to two years, four months and two weeks’ jail on April 25.

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here was told that Datuk Seri Najib Razak never directed 1Malaysia Development Bhd to transfer US$1.03bil to a company linked to fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho, also known as Jho Low .

The 49th prosecution witness said on Thursday that the management consisted of 1MDB's former chief executive, Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi, former chief financial officer Radhi Mohamad, and former executive directors Terence Geh Choh Heng and Casey Tang Keng Chee.

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