1MDB trial: Jho Low dropped big names in TIA board proposal, High Court told


KUALA LUMPUR: Fugitive financier Low Taek Jho (pic) had dropped several big names of those he purportedly planned to bring in to sit on the board of advisors of the Terengganu Investment Authority (TIA) and also on the board of trustees of the TIA foundation, the High Court here heard.

Lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, who is representing Datuk Seri Najib Razak, revealed the high profile names during cross examination of a key witness on the eighth day of the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) trial on Tuesday (Sept 17).

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