Saudi letter to Najib hints at intention to give another US$800mil, High Court hears


KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here heard that Tanore Finance Corp had wanted to hand over another US$800mil as a donation to former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak in 2013.

Najib's defence team made the contention during the cross-examination of prosecution witness Yap Wai Keat, who is AmBank's private banking capital market desk head.

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