Late Saudi king gave me financial support for GE13, Najib tells court

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Former prime minister Najib Razak says King Abdullah expressed his intention to support his return for another term in office.  Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/12/02/late-saudi-king-gave-me-financial-support-for-ge13-court-hears/  Laporan Lanjut:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2024/12/02/raja-arab-saudi-beri-sokongan-kewangan-untuk-pru13-najib-beritahu-mahkamah/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #NajibRazak #1MDB #RiyyadhBank

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00:00Former Prime Minister Najib Razak has claimed that the late King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia

00:06promised him financial support for the 2013 general election.

00:09At his 1MDB trial today, Najib said King Abdullah expressed his intention to support his return

00:14for another term in office when they met in 2010.

00:18However, he said he was not told the value of the donation he would be receiving.

00:22Najib said he received remittances through the Riyadh Bank in Saudi Arabia and letters

00:27confirming the donation through King Abdullah's royal representatives.

00:31He said businessman Lothik Jo or Jo Low later told him he would be receiving around $1 billion.

00:37Najib also said his late Principal Private Secretary, Azlin Alias, told him that AmBank

00:42Managing Director Chia Teh Kuang would handle the process of opening an account.

00:47He said Bank Negara Malaysia and AmBank had never flagged the donation remittances as

00:51being a suspicious transaction.

00:55Dhanush Rajareza, FMT News.

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