SRC trial: Najib genuinely believed RM42mil were donations from Saudi royals, court hears


KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court heard that former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak truly believed that the money he received in his accounts were donations from Saudi royals.

His lawyer, Harvinderjit Singh, who was making his submission in the SRC International Sdn Bhd trial where Najib is accused of misappropriating RM42mil from the company’s funds, said Najib had genuine belief that the money was a continuation of donations from the Saudi royal family to him.

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