Ex-1MDB CEO agreed to be 'fall guy' to protect Najib in 2015 PAC testimony


KUALA LUMPUR: Former 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) CEO told the High Court that his testimony to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in 2015 was “influenced by the idea” to protect the then prime minister.

Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi, 50, admitted this when re-examined by lead prosecutor Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram during the 1MDB trial involving former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak here on Thursday (Sept 3).

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