PUTRAJAYA: The High Court has shot down Datuk Seri Najib Razak's defence of the Arab donation in the RM2.28bil 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) trial, calling it “not meritorious”. He claimed that four donation letters from Arab leaders issued between Feb 1, 2011, and June 1, 2014, pledged donations of US$100mil, US$375mil, US$800mil, and UK£50mil, respectively. All these donation letters were addressed to Najib's residence in Jalan Langgak Duta, Taman Duta, Kuala Lumpur. “There was no evidence of any formal acknowledgement by the government or any political party to the purported donor, and for that matter, by the accused himself. “The alleged donation letters were addressed to the accused's private residence rather than to any official party address,” Justice Sequerah said.

Source: The Star December 26, 2025 06:30 UTC