Saudi ruler gave US$800 million in 2013, Najib tells court
Najib Razak says he returned about US$620 million as he felt uncomfortable holding so much money in his account. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, December 4, 2019.
NAJIB Razak said he received US$800 million from Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud to prevent an Arab Spring-like uprising to spread to Malaysia and to prepare for the 13th general election in 2013. The former prime minister said he believed the donation was channelled through the Tanore Finance Corp because it was linked to the Saudi king.
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