Shafee hid ‘identity’ of RM9.5 million from Najib, says witness
In court today, an MACC officer testifies that lawyer Muhammad Shafee Abdullah first told colleagues a suspect RM9.5 million sum in his account was legal fees, before later saying it was a loan. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, May 12, 2022.
THE High Court in Kuala Lumpur was told today that lawyer Muhammad Shafee Abdullah had tried to hide the ‘identity’ of the RM9.5 million received from former prime minister Najib Razak as a loan, when the money was paid for legal services rendered to Umno and Barisan Nasional . Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission investigating officer Mohamad Farid Jabar, 37, said based on two recordings of statements taken by the MACC in 2017 and 2018, Shafee said that the RM9.5 million was for legal fees, but in another recorded statement and a media statement, the lawyer said the money was a loan.
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