Najib claims ties with Jho Low exaggerated in 1MDB scandal


Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak is accompanied by prison officers at the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex.— MUHAMAD SHAHRIL ROSLI/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Najib Razak told the High Court that his purported close connection with Low Taek Jho was over-sensationalised when other individuals in the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) financial scandal were closer to the fugitive businessman.

The former prime minister said he was falsely implicated in the case merely due to Low's (also known as Jho Low) presence at his residence.

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