News about trial

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.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 1): Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi brought home more than RM2.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 27): Four cheques issued by members of the Arab royal family that were made out to Yayasan 1MDB, dated 2010 for US$25 million each but never cashed, were produced in the High Court here by the prosecution during Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak's 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) trial yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 27): Low Taek Jho and disgraced Goldman Sachs ex-banker Tim Leissner played “matchmaker” in the meeting between former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak and Goldman Sachs’ then-chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) Lloyd Craig Blankfein in 2009, the High Court was told yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 26): Former 1MDB chief executive officer (CEO) Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi told the High Court today that he sought the opinion of Low Taek Jho on whether to take over T.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 26): In March 2011, Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak signed fabricated minutes of a meeting with 1DMB chief executive officer (CEO) Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi that was drafted by Low Taek Jho, the High Court was told today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 25): Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak did not explain why the joint venture (JV) agreement between 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) and PetroSaudi International (PSI), which was to be signed by himself and King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, did not materialise, according to former 1MDB chief executive officer Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 25): Former premier Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak paid himself RM120,000 per year as allowances for being the chairman and a member of the board of advisers (BOA) of 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), the High Court was told today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 24): Former Terengganu Investment Authority (TIA) chief executive officer Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi received RM70,000 from Low Taek Jho to speed up TIA's issuance of RM5 billion bonds in 2009, the High Court was told today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 24): The morning session of Datuk Seri Najib Razak's 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB)-Tanore trial took an interesting turn as Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah cited two judgements by Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram at the Federal Court and Court of Appeal, during an oral application to dispute former 1MDB chief Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi's witness statement as hearsay.