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Testifying in his defence, Najib said there were instances where he wrote ‘bersetuju” (agree) but the officers did not support his decision.

In his opening speech outlining the defence case today, Shafee said his team will also prove that the surrounding circumstances has led Najib to believe that fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho, or Jho Low, was a close associate to the royal family of Saudi Arabia.

Najib said this on his first day of giving testimony in his SRC trial at the High Court.

"I understand that Jho Low was chosen as the advisor to the chairman of TIA board of advisors, who was Sultan Mizan himself," he said.

Ambank's senior vice president of credit card authorization and fraud control said the couple never disputed any of the transactions recorded under these cards.

This means that Najib is liable to be cross-examined by the prosecution -- led by Attorney General Tan Sri Tommy Thomas -- that comprise appointed prosecutor Datuk V Sithambaram and other deputy public prosecutors.

Crest Builder said the preliminary plans for the land is a mixed-development of three blocks of residential serviced apartments and retail shop lots with the gross development value estimated to be above RM500 million.
 

The recording revealed that Ali had called for the meeting to protect the reputation of Najib.

The recording of the meeting was played again in the High Court for Ambrin as prosecution witness today. It revealed that former chief secretary Tan Sri Ali Hamsa told the then AG to manage his diligent "younger officers", to take care of national interest and leadership.

Ambrin: As the coordinator, she was supposed to take down notes of the discussion, because the meeting was to discuss very important issues relating to our report. And as coordinator there is a standing instruction that she has to follow at all the meetings.