Govt paid Najib RM1mil in special golden handshake


  • Nation
  • Thursday, 02 May 2019

KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak was paid over RM1mil in a special golden handshake payment by the government in May last year, the High Court heard.

Witness Zarina Yusuf, the deputy chief accountant at the Prime Minister's Department, said the special payment of RM1.017mil was in accordance with Section 21(1) of the Members of Parliament (Remuneration) Act 1980, whereby a former prime minister is entitled to allowances and privileges that may be determined by the Cabinet from time to time.

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