1MDB trial: RM18bil 1MDB-Aabar JV was Najib’s ‘baby’


  • Nation
  • Tuesday, 01 Oct 2019

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The High Court here has been told that former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak had an “interest” in the RM18bil joint venture (JV) agreement between 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) and the subsidiary of International Petroleum Investment Co, Aabar Investment PJS.

Former 1MDB chief executive officer Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi, 49, said Najib’s presence at the signing of the bilateral agreement on March 12,2013, held at the Prime Minister’s Office in Putrajaya, clearly indicated that the former prime minister had an “interest” and the joint venture was Najib’s “baby”.

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