Najib’s trial hots up as lawyers butt heads


Show of support: Najib shaking hands with supporters after arriving at the Kuala Lumpur courts complex.

KUALA LUMPUR: Businessman Low Taek Jho, who is central to the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) scandal, was mentioned on the fourth day of the corruption trial involving Datuk Seri Najib Razak, which also witnessed a tense exchange between the prosecution and the defence.

The name Jho Low, as Low was commonly known, was brought up for the first time by defence counsel Harvinderjit Singh during his cross-examination of fourth witness Ahmad Farhan Sharifuddin from Bank Negara.

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