1MDB trial: Najib’s account considered ‘sensitive’, involved large sums, court told


KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here was told that the bank account of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak was considered a "sensitive" account as he was a politically-exposed person (PEP).

AmBank Private Banking capital market desk head, Yap Wai Keat, 57, testified that the bank had to be careful in handling such sensitive accounts as it involves large sums of transactions.

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Bribery , 1MDB , Najib Razak , money laundering

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