Najib said I was not earning enough, says ex-1MDB adviser


KUALA LUMPUR: A former chief secretary to the government was paid RM30,000 a month as adviser to 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) although he did nothing for the strategic investment company.

Tan Sri Mohd Sidek Hassan told the High Court here that he believed he was appointed as adviser because then prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak felt he was not earning enough in his job.

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