Najib claims ties with Jho Low exaggerated in 1MDB scandal

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Former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak told the KL High Court on Thursday (Dec 5) 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.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/5749w7uj  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Datuk Seri Najib Razak told the High Court on Thursday that his purported close connection

00:07with Joe Loh was over-sensationalized when other individuals in the 1MDB scandal were

00:14closer to the fugitive businessman.

00:17The former Prime Minister said he was falsely implicated in the case merely due to Loh's

00:21presence at his residence.

00:23He claimed his interactions with Loh were always guided by what he believed to be in

00:27the best interests of Malaysia.

00:29According to him, Loh had presented himself as highly capable and well-connected, including

00:35having ties with the royal families of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates.

00:41He pointed out that other key individuals—former 1MDB CEO Datuk Shahrol Azrael Ibrahim Halmy,

00:49former 1MDB General Counsel Jasmine Liu, and former AmBank Relationship Manager Joanna

00:54Yu—had visited Loh at his home.

00:57Najib said Shahrol's admission in court was that he made nasi goreng for Loh, while

01:02Yu made soup for Loh when he was unwell.

01:05He added that, for the record, he has never prepared any meals for Loh.

01:10Najib was on the stand to defend himself against four charges of using his position to obtain

01:152.3 billion ringgit of 1MDB funds in bribes and 21 charges of money laundering involving

01:22the same amount.

01:23The hearing continues before Justice Colin Lawrence Sequeira on Friday.

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