Najib did not know RM42mil was from SRC, lawyer tells Appeals Court


A file picture of Datuk Seri Najib Razak arriving for his appeal hearing against his conviction and jail sentence for misappropriation of RM42mil in the SRC International case at the Court of Appeal in Putrajaya on April 6, 2021. – AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star

PUTRAJAYA (Bernama): The Court of Appeal heard that Datuk Seri Najib Razak did not know that the money in his bank accounts was transferred from SRC International Sdn Bhd.

This was because the former premier always believed that the money in his AmBank accounts was the remainder of donations from the Saudi royal family.

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