1MDB trial: Ex-bank officer admits failure in consulting Jho Low over Najib’s account


KUALA LUMPUR: A former relationship manager at AmBank who handled Datuk Seri Najib Razak's account admitted that it was a failure on her part for consulting with fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho, or Jho Low, on matters relating to the account.

During a cross-examination by Najib's lead counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, Joanna Yu, 52, testified that she liaised with Low as he was the one who initiated the opening of the bank account.

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