Judges: Najib's 'Arab donation' defence untenable

The Court of Appeal said Najib Abdul Razak's alleged receipt of a donation from the Saudi royal family was untenable evidence in his trial for misappropriating RM42 million from SRC International Sdn Bhd.

In the summary judgment read out today, the Court of Appeal judges said this was because the evidence showed that RM42 million originated from SRC International and ended up in Najib's personal bank accounts.

"Secondly, the alleged bulk of the Arab donation...