Umno benefited from 1MDB, claims former CEO


KUALA LUMPUR: Despite the absence of evidence, a former 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) chief executive officer told the High Court he still believed Umno benefited from the sovereign wealth fund.

Prosecution witness Mohd Hazem Abd Rahman, 47, testified that it was a matter of whether “to follow along or not” when it came to servicing Umno in 1MDB.

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