KUALA LUMPUR, June 8 Tan Sri Mohd Sidek Hassan said he saw 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) as a political fund Barisan Nasional formed when it was still ruling, as its.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Cabinet was asked to keep a donation from a Saudi prince to the charity arm of 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) under wraps as Datuk Seri Najib Razak had claimed the donor did not want to make his contribution known to the public, the High Court heard on Wednesday (Feb 10).
Former deputy chief secretary to the Cabinet Tan Sri Mazidah Abdul Majid testified that Najib s remark was recorded in the minutes of a Cabinet meeting on Sept 8,2010.
The witness said through a special message by the then-prime minister titled Sumbangan Dana Kepada Yayasan 1MDB (Contribution to 1MDB Foundation) , the Cabinet was informed of Najib s formal and informal engagement with certain Middle Eastern parties.
Wednesday, 10 Feb 2021 04:10 PM MYT
BY IDA LIM
Datuk Seri Najib Razak arrives at the Kuala Lumpur High Court February 10, 2021. Picture by Shafwan Zaidon
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 Datuk Seri Najib Razak as prime minister had claimed to the Cabinet in 2010 that the late Saudi crown prince had donated to 1Malaysia Development Berhad’s charity arm Yayasan 1Malaysia Development Berhad (Yayasan 1MDB), a former senior government official who minuted Cabinet meetings told the High Court today.
Former Cabinet deputy chief secretary Tan Sri Mazidah Abdul Majid, 72, said Najib had also asked the Cabinet not to publicise the purported donation.