Najib and Saudi foreign minister backtrack on source of funds


PETALING JAYA: For more than two years now, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has been claiming that the RM2.6bil deposited into his personal bank accounts was a donation from the Saudi Arabia royal family, and this was seemingly supported by the kingdom’s Foreign Minister.

Now, both have backtracked.

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