Najib 'bulldozed' his way to get a ministerial letter of support for 1MDB, court told


Datuk Seri Najib Razak.

KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Najib Razak "bulldozed" his way to get a ministerial letter to support the issuance of US$3bil in bonds in relation to a joint venture (JV) between 1MDB and Aabar Investment PJS, the High Court here heard.

In his testimony, former 1MDB CEO Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi said that fugitive financier Low Taek Jho – better known as Jho Low – had told him this when he questioned whether the Finance Ministry would be able to issue the letter of support (LOS) in time.

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