Najib excited by Saudi financial aid pledge, says witness


PUTRAJAYA: A witness told the High Court here that Datuk Seri Najib Razak was excited when the Saudi monarch decided to provide financial assistance to Malaysia.

Former Malaysian ambassador to Saudi Arabia Prof Datuk Syed Omar Al-Saggaf, 81, testified that Najib had told him about the donation after the former prime minister attended a meeting with the late King Abdullah Abdulaziz Al Saud in Riyadh on Jan 11, 2010.

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