KUALA LUMPUR: Despite the absence of evidence, a former 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) chief executive officer told the High Court he still believed Umno benefited from the sovereign wealth fund. Prosecution witness Mohd Hazem Abd Rahman, 47, testified that it was a matter of whether “to follow along or not” when it came to servicing Umno in 1MDB. He pointed out the previous 1MDB CEO who testified, Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi, had never said 1MDB was for Umno. Shafee: Throughout your two and a half years as CEO, did you see any evidence of Umno benefiting? Shafee suggested that Hazem was not being honest claiming he was terrified of Najib and tolerated the criminality in 1MDB.

Source: The Star February 15, 2021 23:34 UTC