1MDB board would not disregard Jho Low due to close ties with Najib


KUALA LUMPUR: The 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) board of directors (BOD) would not disregard suggestions by fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho - better known as Jho Low - due to his close relationship with Datuk Seri Najib Razak, the High Court here heard.

Former 1MDB director Tan Sri Ismee Ismail, 57, said this in his 112-page witness statement during the RM2.28bil 1MDB trial involving Najib here on Wednesday (Nov 17).

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