Shahrol says Jho Low gave him four cheques totalling US$100m from Arab princes for safekeeping
"... But these cheques were never meant to be encashed and were never encashed ..."
"... But these cheques were never meant to be encashed and were never encashed ..."
The witness said this was because all big decisions, including those pertaining to investments, required the approval of Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak.
Sharol, who is the prosecution's ninth witness, provided the court yesterday with some examples of incidences that led him to believe Low, also known as Jho Low, had a strong rapport with the former premier.
Shahrol, the ninth prosecution witness who is expected to provide vital evidence and testimony in the 1MDB-Tanore trial against Najib, said he saw how Jho Low had demonstrated several times that he had easy access to the sixth prime minister and was "looking after Najib's interests from the start".
Shahrol, who would be the prosecution's ninth witness, is expected to testify of Najib's close relationship with Jho Low and the formation of TIA and 1MDB.
This came after Justice Nazlan dismissed Ku Nan's bid to recuse the former from hearing the case.
...when he said that Low Taek Jho has never worked for 1MDB.
The new witness is former Terengganu Investment Authority and former 1MDB chief executive officer Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi who like Amhari would be a vital prosecution witness.
Shafee cites a letter advising ex-PM to buy shares from MB Inc
Najib's lead counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah informed High Court Justice Collin Lawrence Sequerah that his client has to leave at 11am to see an eye doctor in Mid Valley.