Najib gave order to issue IMTN despite Sultan's displeasure


Key witness: Shahrol (right) at the High Court.

KUALA LUMPUR: The former 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) CEO told the High Court that Datuk Seri Najib Razak had given him the order to proceed with the proposed issuance of Islamic Medium Term Notes (IMTN) from the Terengganu Investment Authority Bhd (TIA) despite the displeasure (murka) of its chairman Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin.

Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi, 49, testified that the former prime minister gave the mandate at a meeting at his residence in Jalan Langgak Duta here.

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