1MDB trial: Court hears of large foreign currency deposits in Najib's accounts


KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak (pic) received US$61mil and £9.46mil in his personal bank accounts in 2013 and 2014 through overseas transactions from a company linked to fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho or Jho Low, the High Court here heard.

Prosecution witness Wedani Senen, the manager of the Real-Time Electronic Transfer of Funds and Securities System (Rentas) division unit at AmBank (M) Bhd at the time, testified that the funds were transferred to AmIslamic Bank accounts bearing the number 2112022009694 (codenamed "AmPrivate Banking – MR") and account 2112022011880 (codenamed "AmPrivate Banking – 1MY").

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