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"The reason for the transfer is recorded as 'CSR (corporate social responsibility) programmes'. I recognised the remittance form as I prepared the document," the witness said.

The prominent lawyer had handed over his passport in September last year after he claimed trial to four counts of money laundering in connection with a RM9.5 million payment from former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak.

Lawyer Ranjit Singh, who acted on behalf of Rafizi, told reporters outside the court that the Court of Appeal agreed with their argument that an honest and fair-minded person could have come to the conclusion that Rafizi arrived at, which is that the government loan deposit from NFCorp was used as leverage in respect of a personal loan taken by Mohamad Salleh and his family.

According to the amended charge sheet, Rosmah, who is the wife of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, was alleged to have received RM5 million from Saidi Abang Samsudin, 59, the managing director of Jepak Holdings Sdn Bhd through her former aide Datuk Rizal Mansor.

Amirah, the 34th prosecution witness, insisted that she had willingly said in her statement that the two RM2 billion loans to SRC was amongst the largest she had seen during her tenure in KWAP. "I wanted to put this," she said, before Harvinderjit ended his cross-examination.

Halijah verified a total of 16 transactions involving the above-mentioned parties over eight days — in July, August, December 2014, and January 2015.

 

Rosmah is facing 17 charges under the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001.

The forfeiture action is against assets said to be from funds illegally gained from 1MDB. 

The fund’s loans are not supposed to exceed a company’s shareholder equity limit.

"Throughout my experience in my service in KWAP, both of the loans to SRC amounting to RM4 billion was amongst the largest I have seen approved by KWAP," Amirul Imran told the High Court today.