KUALA LUMPUR: Former special officer to Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today denied that the US$884,996.78 (RM3.7 million) which was deposited into his BSI Switzerland account was a reward from Low Taek Jho, the fugitive businessman who is also known as Jho Low.
Datuk Amhari Efendi Nazaruddin, 43, said this when cross-examined by Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s lead counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah on the fifth day of the former premier’s 1Malaysia Development Berhad’s trial (1MDB).
The eight prosecution witness also disagreed with defence counsel’s suggestion that he received the money from Jho Low because he had dispensed favours to Jho Low for many years.
The witness also disagreed with Muhammad Shafee’s suggestion that the BSI Switzerland account, which was claimed to be opened for political purposes, was just a creation or
imagination. – Bernama
