I don’t know why claims in separate suit changed, says ex-1MDB CEO
Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi says his role as a witness in the civil suit was just to tell the truth and not to assign blame to any party.
Former 1MDB CEO Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi testified in a Malaysian court that he did not understand why allegations against him changed in a separate suit filed by 1MDB in August 2021. The 56-year-old was called as the fourth witness in 1MDB's US$5.64 billion (RM22.81 billion) civil suit, filed in May 2021 against eight individuals, including former Prime Minister Najib Razak.
During cross-examination, Ganesan, representing Kelvin Tan, pointed to allegations made by 1MDB against Deutsche Bank in August 2021. Ganesan questioned Shahrol about the reasons for these allegations, suggesting that he should be put to the company. Shahrol responded that he came to tell the truth, not assign blame to any party.
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