Najib Ends Last Trial of 2019 By Pleading Ignorance: 1MDB Update
Najib Razak offers prayers with his supporters as he arrives at the Kuala Lumpur Courts Complex on Dec. 3.
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Malaysia’s former leader Najib Razak ended his last trial day for the year by saying he wasn’t aware of the balance in his personal accounts and didn’t know whether signatures on documents shown to him were his.
Najib said he never checked the balance in his accounts, adding he issued checks by “sensing” that there would be enough funds to clear them. He also cast doubt over documents bearing his signatures, including one that gave him overreaching control over a former unit of 1MDB. His lawyer said they plan to summon a handwriting expert from Australia to verify the signatures.