Alleged Arab royal promised US$1.17b donation to Najib, claim letters

1MDB TRIAL | Two letters purportedly from an Arab prince claimed to have promised a total US$1.17 billion (RM5.44 billion) in donations to former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak.

Najib’s defence team showed these documents to the Kuala Lumpur High Court during today’s trial of the RM2.28 billion 1MDB corruption case against the former finance minister.

The accused’s legal team is relying on...