My close connection with Jho Low overblown, claims Najib


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 because of Low’s (also known as Jho Low) presence at his residence.

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