No business discussed during casual lunch between Jho Low and AmBank, TIA officers, hears High Court


KUALA LUMPUR: Fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho, otherwise known as Jho Low, had a luncheon with bank officers and Terengganu Investment Authority (TIA) officials at Mandarin Oriental Hotel 13 years ago, the High Court heard.

Former AmInvestment Bank Bhd managing director Kok Tuck Cheong, 67, who was testifying at Datuk Seri Najib Razak's 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) trial here on Wednesday (Oct 12), said that the casual lunch at the five-star hotel was attended by five to seven AmBank and TIA officers in 2009.

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