Court case: A file photo of Najib attending one of his appeal hearings. Bernama
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here was told that the 263 handbags of various brands, 27 pairs of shoes as well as 10 pieces of luxury watches seized by police from the residence of Datuk Seri Najib Razak relating to the misappropriation of 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) funds were gifts from friends and dignitaries.
Lawyer Iskandar Shah Ibrahim, who is representing Najib’s wife and daughter, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor and Nooryana Najwa, respectively, also said there was no money trail to show that all the assets were from the misappropriation of 1MDB funds.
263 branded handbags were gifts for Rosmah and daughter
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The 263 branded handbags seized in the 1MDB case were ‘gifts’ to Rosmah Mansor and her daughter, the Kuala Lumpur High Court heard today.
The duo s lawyer Iskandar Shah Ibrahim submitted this today during the hearing of the government’s suit to forfeit cash and assets including branded handbags, allegedly linked to troubled sovereign wealth fund 1MDB.
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KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The High Court here was told that 263 handbags of various brands, 27 pairs of shoes as well as 10 luxury watches seized by police from the residence of Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak relating to the misappropriation of 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) funds were gifts from friends and dignitaries.
Lawyer Iskandar Shah Ibrahim, who is representing Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor and Nooryana Najwa, the wife and daughter of the former prime minister, also said on Friday (May 7) that there was no money trail to show all the assets were from the misappropriation of 1MDB funds.
Counsel Iskandar Shah Ibrahim said based on an affidavit of 1MDB investigating officer Supt Foo Wei Min, the prosecution itself could not confirm if the handbags as well as shoes were gifts or acquired with wealth gained from illegal activities.