Najib wanted to open accounts to receive Saudi donation: Witness

A former group managing director of Ambank told the High Court here today Datuk Seri Najib Abdul RazakCheah Tek Kuang, 72, said he was told the donation coming in was in hundreds of millions in US dollars.

Harvinderjit: Going back to the purpose of the accounts being opened, since Najib mentioned donation, you as a banker would have told him to conduct Bank Negara reporting?Cheah: 100, maybe 200 million of US dollars. Harvinderjit: The signature of Najib is different. On the other form the ink is not so black. Can you remember when he signed those two forms?Harvinderjit: After he signed the form, did Najib give you cash to deposit for the opening of the new account?Joanna Yu was the relationship manager for Najib’s accounts in Ambank because she was the one who was told to open the accounts for the former prime minister.

Part of the conversation also stated a successful “transfer out” of US$620 million from the “relevant accounts” some time in 2013, to which Cheah responded in the message to Joanna “You must be relieved.”

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