Ex-1MDB CEO agrees that TIA was not Najib's idea

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 7): Former 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) CEO Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi concedes before the High Court today that the beleaguered state-owned fund was not the ‘baby’ of Datuk Seri Najib Razak as its inception was not mooted by the former prime minister.

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Shahrol: I wouldn't blame Najib for trusting Jho Low

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 7): Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi, former CEO of Terengganu Investment Authority Bhd (TIA) and then 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), agreed with the defence’s suggestion that he does not blame former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak for trusting fugitive financier Low Taek Jho and Casey Tang Keng Chee, which was former 1MDB executive director of business development.

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Shahrol met with PAC chairman after hearing to discuss report

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 1): Former 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) chief executive officer Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi told the High Court here today that he had meetings with former Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman Datuk Seri Hasan Ariffin after attending the PAC hearing in 2015, to be briefed about the contents of the PAC report that was to be tabled to the parliament.

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1MDB loans needed Najib's approval: Former CEO

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 1): 1Malaysia Development Bhd's (1MDB) loans needed former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak's approval, ex-1MDB chief executive officer (CEO) Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi told the High Court here today.

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Shahrol: Jho Low told me ‘boss will bulldoze, don’t worry’

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 1): In his testimony yesterday, former 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) CEO Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi told the court of several occasions whereby approvals for the ventures of the troubled state investment fund were fast tracked, obtaining approvals within a matter of days.

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