Bank Negara took seven years to trace 1MDB funds to Jho Low's firm, Zeti tells court


KUALA LUMPUR: Former Bank Negara governor Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz told the High Court that the central bank took seven years to discover that some US$700mil from 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) coffers were diverted to Good Star Ltd, a company linked to Low Taek Jho or Jho Low.

Zeti said, however, that this span of time was not unusual.

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