Cabinet agreed not to announce alleged 'Arab donation', court hears

1MDB TRIAL | The cabinet in 2010 agreed with then-premier Najib Abdul Razak’s suggestion to keep under wraps the alleged Arab donation to the 1MDB foundation, the Kuala Lumpur High Court heard today.

Former cabinet deputy chief secretary Mazidah Abdul Majid (above) testified that the cabinet agreed to this after Najib informed them that Arab royalty agreed to make the donation.

Mazidah, the 11th prosecution witness, was...