1MDB management conned board and Najib, court told


KUALA LUMPUR: The management of 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) had deceived the company’s board of directors (BOD) and former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak into entering a joint venture with PetroSaudi International Ltd (PSI), the High Court heard.

Lead counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah suggested this to witness Tan Sri Ismee Ismail, who is a former 1MDB non-executive director, during cross-examination here yesterday.

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