Isa Samad trial: Request to review rejected hotel acquisition deal came from Najib, court told


  • Nation
  • Wednesday, 16 Oct 2019

KUALA LUMPUR: The request to review a rejected proposal to acquire the Merdeka Palace Hotel and Suites in Kuching came from Datuk Seri Najib Razak, the High Court heard on Wednesday (Oct 16).

The court heard that Tan Sri Isa Samad had told former Felda Investment Corporation Sdn Bhd's (FIC) chief executive officer Zaid Abdul Jalil to review the deal, which was a request from the then-prime minister Najib.

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