'Identity' of RM9.5mil received from Najib hidden, says witness

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here was told on Thursday (May 12) that lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah had tried to hide the 'identity' of the RM9.5 million received from Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak as a loan, when the money was paid for legal services rendered to UMNO and Barisan Nasional (BN).

Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) investigating officer Mohamad Farid Jabar said that based on two recordings of statements taken by the MACC in 2017 and 2018, Muhammad Shafee said that the RM9.5 million was for legal fees, but in another recorded statement and a media statement, the lawyer said the money was a loan.