'Najib's donation belief not baseless, Riyadh ministry transferred money'

1MDB TRIAL | Credible documentary evidence showed funds flowed into Najib Abdul Razak's account from Riyadh’s Finance Ministry, the Kuala Lumpur High Court heard this afternoon.

The former prime minister’s defence counsel Tania Scivetti argued that the nearly US$80 million transfer (over RM243 million in exchange rate then) strengthened the accused's belief that the funds were not illicit funds from 1MDB.

Scivetti told trial judge Collin Lawrence Sequerah that...