Najib said he opened account to receive Saudi donations, 1MDB trial hears


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KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here heard that Datuk Seri Najib Razak told authorities he opened an account with Ambank in order to receive donations from Saudi Arabia.

Bukit Aman Anti-Money Laundering Criminal Investigation Division assistant director Asst Comm Foo Wei Min confirmed this when questioned Wednesday (Nov 8) by Najib's lead counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah at the former premier's trial involving the misappropriation of RM2.3bil of 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) funds.

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