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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