1MDB only paid US$2.2bil instead of US$3.5bil to Aabar, investigator tells court

KUALA LUMPUR: A financial fraud investigator told the High Court here that his investigation revealed that 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) had paid only US$2.2bil to Aabar Investments PJS Ltd, contrary to 1MDB's claim of US$3.5bil.

However, United Kingdom-based investigator Richard Templeman admitted that he did not raise the issue on the US$1bil discrepancy to the plaintiff (1MDB) before the start of the trial nor mentioned it in his witness statement.