Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak told the High Court on Wednesday (Jan 15) that he sought Low Taek Jho's assistance for dealings in China in 2016 despite the fugitive businessman's bad reputation due to the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) scandal.
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00:00Datuk Siri Najib Razak told the High Court that he sought Joe Loh's assistance for dealings
00:07in China in 2016, despite the fugitive businessman's bad reputation due to the 1MDB scandal.
00:15The former Prime Minister had earlier testified that he sent his former Special Officer Datuk
00:21Amhari Effendi Nazaruddin to China on a trip to scout possible infrastructure projects.
00:27Loh had joined Amhari on this trip.
00:30Najib, who was under cross-examination by Deputy Public Prosecutor Ahmad Akram Garib
00:37at the 1MDB trial on Wednesday, said he wanted to generate wealth for Malaysia as quickly
00:43as possible and Loh had connections in China.
00:46DPP Ahmad Akram asked Najib why he had not assigned the Malaysian ambassador and officers
00:53in China to handle that task.
00:56The former Pekan MP said he merely sought Loh's help in the interest of the nation.
01:02Najib disagreed with the DPP's suggestion that he had used Joe Loh as he was under stress
01:08to pay back 1MDB's debt to the International Petroleum Investment Company.
01:13The hearing continues before Justice Colin Lawrence-Sekwera on Thursday.
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