Shahrir said RM1mil from Najib was repayment, court told

KUALA LUMPUR: The RM1mil payment from former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to Tan Sri Shahrir Ab Samad was to replace Shahrir’s pension money that he had used for political activities in Johor Baru, the High Court was told.

Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s (MACC) Asst Supt Nurzahidah Yacop, 35, said this was what the Umno veteran had claimed during investigations into the case.