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This came as the lawyer representing Paragon Globe Bhd ex-chairman Datuk Tan Eng Boon, who has been instructed by the High Court to undergo a joint trial with the former territories minister for the case, is not available on that date.

They were: private secretary to the former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Azlin Alias, Economic Planning Unit director general Datuk Noriah Ahmad, Umno Penang liaison committee chairman Datuk Seri Zainal Abidin Osman, Kumpulan Wang Persaraan (Diperbadankan) (KWAP) investment chief Ahmad Norhisham, and someone by the name of Izat Izaidi.

Najib posted the two Facebook posts to justify his credit card spending of RM3.3 million at a Swiss jeweller in Rome — which was raised in court in relation to charges against him — by saying he purchased gifts for a senior member of royalty.

It was reported that Tan is accused of giving — and Ku Nan receiving — RM1 million for the approval of Nucleus Properties Sdn Bhd's application (now known as Paragon City Development Sdn Bhd), to increase the plot ratio relating to the development of Lot 228 along Jalan Semarak here.

"The [rationalisation] plan was done by me, but the implementation was not done by me... It was done by Arul (former 1MDB chief executive officer Arul Kanda Kandasamy)."

Husni had testified that he was instructed to sign documents pertaining to the government guarantee for SRC’s first RM2 billion from Kumpulan Wang Persaraan (Diperbadankan) (KWAP) despite not having sufficient documentation to scrutinise the arrangement. 

Ahmad Husni said he decided to resign when Najib told him after an Economic Action Council meeting in June 2016 to move to the Housing and Local Government Ministry before the 1MDB rationalisation was completed. 

Shafee: Did you associate those accusations with Datuk Seri Najib… including the police report of sexual harassment allegation by your own female staff?

Husni: Yes.

Abdul Azeez, who is also MP for Baling, Kedah, is accused of receiving a total of RM5.2 million from Menuju Asas Sdn Bhd director Mohammad Redzuan Mohanan Abdullah as reward for assisting the firm to secure RM842.2 million worth of government roadwork projects in Perak and Kedah.

This was revealed by appointed public prosecutor Datuk V Sithambaram during the re-examination of 54th prosecution witness Joanna Yu, the former AmBank relationship manager who was Low Taek Jho's go-to person in the bank when it comes to the management of accounts belonging to Najib and SRC International Sdn Bhd.