Issuance of letters of support to secure loans points to weak government, High Court told


KUALA LUMPUR: The practice of issuing government letters of support (LOS) to secure loans only points to a weak government, the High Court heard.

Former Finance Ministry deputy secretary-general Datuk Siti Zauyah Mohd Desa said this in her testimony in the RM2.28bil 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) trial involving former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak here on Tuesday (Sept 6).

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