{
  "id": 2125584,
  "title": "I don’t know why claims in separate suit changed, says ex-1MDB CEO",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/i-dont-know-why-claims-in-separate-suit-changed-says-ex-1mdb-ceo",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T11:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/08/20/i-don-t-know-why-claims-in-separate-suit-changed-says-ex-1mdb-ceo"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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.",
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Former 1MDB CEO does not know why allegations in separate suit changed, court hears",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/former-1mdb-ceo-does-not-know-why-allegations-in-separate-suit",
        "published": "2026-08-20T11:06:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Former CEO unaware why 1MDB accused him of fraud in separate suit, court hears",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/former-ceo-unaware-why-1mdb-accused-him-of-fraud-in-separate-suit",
        "published": "2026-08-20T12:20:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malaysiakini",
        "title": "Former 1MDB CEO doesn't know why allegations in separate suit changed, court hears",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/former-1mdb-ceo-doesnt-know-why-allegations-in-separate-suit-changed",
        "published": "2026-08-20T13:40:53.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}