No attempt to probe into fake Aabar entities - witness tells court

Former 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) chief financial officer (CFO) Azmi Tahir today told the High Court that he did not take any initiative to investigate the authenticity of two fake entities that received huge funds from 1MDB subsidiary, namely 1MDB Energy Holdings Limited (1MEHL) in 2014.

Azmi, 48,  who was the CFO from 2012 to 2017, said he did not conduct any investigation on the matter as he was not instructed to do so by the board, although he was the authorised signatory of the company (1MEHL).

The 12th prosecution witness said he only knew...