‘Impressive’ reason behind Saudi gift


KUALA LUMPUR: Former religious affairs minister Datuk Seri Jamil Khir Baharom told the High Court that he believed the purported Saudi Arabia donation was given to Datuk Seri Najib Razak due to the country being impressed with Malaysia’s ­modern Islamic way.

Jamil, 64, testified that Malaysia was a model multiracial country and its strong stance of not accepting Syiah left an impression on Saudi Arabia. 

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