Najib received nearly RM20k as MP and Leader of Dewan Rakyat


  • Nation
  • Wednesday, 28 Aug 2019

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The High Court hearing the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) trial involving Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on Wednesday (Aug 28) heard that the former prime minister received RM19,846.59 in allowances as a Member of Parliament and Leader of the House (Dewan Rakyat) each month, from Jan 2015 to March 2018.

Malaysian Parliamentary Affairs Division administrative officer Farah Nurdiana Azhar, 42, said beginning Jan 1,2015, the monthly allowance received by Najib, as Pekan MP, was raised to RM16,000 from the RM6,508.59 he received before the date.

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