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Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak arrived at the Palace of Justice at 8.25am from Kajang Prison to attend proceedings for the decision in his case involving 25 charges of money laundering and abuse of position to obtain RM2.3 billion in 1MDB funds. – Bernama
PUTRAJAYA (Dec 26): The trial judge in Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s RM2.3 billion 1MDB case found no merit in the former prime minister’s defence that the funds were a political donation from the Saudi royal family.
The court found this claim unsustainable as the monies were deposited directly into his personal accounts.
This finding was delivered by former High Court Judge Datuk Collin Lawrence Sequerah, who has since been elevated to the Federal Court, as he read his judgment in the case.
In his verdict, Justice Sequerah noted that neither the government nor any political party had issued any receipts to acknowledge the purported donation.
“There is also no evidence of any formal acknowledgment by the government or any political party to the purported donor, nor by the accused himself. Additionally, the alleged Arab donation letter was addressed to the accused’s private residence rather than to any official or party address,” the judge noted.
He added that no official record, minute, or evidence existed to document the alleged donation or to link the purported donor to any legitimate political activity. – Bernama
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