Witness denies trying to implicate Najib


Explosive: Amhari walking to the 1MDB trial courtroom.

KUALA LUMPUR: A key witness in the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) trial denied trying to implicate Datuk Seri Najib Razak in the scandal and being in cahoots with fugitive financier Low Taek Jho.

During a fast-paced moment during a cross-examination yesterday, Najib’s lead counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah grilled Datuk Amhari Efendi Nazaruddin, 43, for being inconsistent with his testimony.

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