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  "id": 2132991,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T12:20:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/08/20/former-ceo-unaware-why-1mdb-accused-him-of-fraud-in-separate-suit-court-hears/232102"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) CEO Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi testified in the High Court that he was unaware of why 1MDB had accused him of fraud in a separate suit filed in August 2021, during a trial related to the company's US$5.64 billion civil suit against eight defendants, including former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. G.K. Ganesan, representing Kelvin Tan Kay Jin, asked Shahrol Azral about the allegations made against him in the August 2021 suit, to which Shahrol Azral responded that he had no credibility as a witness for 1MDB's claims.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 — Former Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) chief executive officer Datuk Shahrol Azral...",
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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"
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-20T11:15:00.000Z"
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        "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-2134203",
        "published": "2026-08-20T12:20:56.000Z"
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        "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."
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