00:00The Kuala Lumpur High Court ruled that former Prime Minister Najib Razak never reported
00:06businessman Loh Tay Joe, or Joe Loh, over his alleged role in the 1MDB scandal.
00:13Justice Colin Lawrence-Sekirah cited testimony from investigating officer Nur Aida Arifin,
00:18who indicated that no complaints were made by Najib or his officers in 2015.
00:23He said Najib's former special officer, Amhari Effendi Nazaruddin, also testified that he
00:28received no instructions from Najib to report Loh.
00:32The judge referenced how 1MDB's former chairman, Bakir Saleh, and CEO, Shahrul Azharul Ibrahim
00:37Halmy, were briefed by Public Accounts Committee chairman Hassan Arifin to minimize the roles
00:42of Najib and Loh in the scandal.
00:45Sekirah cited another incident in 2013 when KPMG auditors questioned the authenticity
00:50of a US$2.3 billion investment in Brazen Sky Ltd, with Najib later terminating KPMG after
00:57a meeting where they felt pressured to close 1MDB's financial statement.
01:01Sekirah also said Najib's claim of receiving Arab donations was suspicious, as 1MDB's former
01:07counsel Lou Aiswan testified over hearing Loh instructing Ki Kok Thiam to draft donation
01:12letters in a London hotel.
01:16Dhanush Rajareza, FMT News.
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