KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Najib Razak says it is convenient to blame him for what happened to 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) as this shielded other individuals involved from their own accountability, the High Court here heard.
The former prime minister said the individuals – Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi (former 1MDB chief executive officer), Datuk Amhari Efendi Nazaruddin (former special officer), Mohd Hazem Abdul Rahman (former CEO), Azmi Tahir (former chief financial officer) and Jasmine Loo (former general counsel) – had conspired with fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho, also known as Jho Low.
