MACC did not ask Najib why he issued cheques for RM9.5mil to Muhammad Shafee, court told


KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) investigating officer has told the High Court here he did not question Datuk Seri Najib Razak's reason for giving two cheques totalling RM9.5mil to Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah's lawyer in 2013 and 2014.

Mohamad Farid Jabar, 37, said he also did not meet with the former prime minister to confirm the matter.

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