"The fact is, Nik Faisal was a trusted lieutenant you placed in SRC International to siphon off its money." Najib, however, disagreed with Sithambaram's statement and maintained that he never knew what Nik Faisal was up to all the while. Hearing his answer, Sithambaram pointed out to Najib that repeatedly saying "I don't know" wasn't going to bode well for the accused. The senior criminal lawyer then asked Najib about keeping Nik Faisal as the authorised person to manage his bank accounts, despite all the latter's shortcomings. Najib is facing seven charges of abuse of power, money laundering and criminal breach of trust involving RM42 million of SRC International funds.

Source: New Strait Times January 22, 2020 11:48 UTC