The former prime minister further testified that the Ambank accounts in question may have been "personal accounts", but as far as he was concerned, the monies in them were meant for corporate social responsibility (CSR) programmes. "I never imagined there would be problems with my accounts at that point in time," he said about opening the accounts in early 2011. Najib: I never imagined there would be problems with my accounts at that point in time. "Let me explain that the accounts were not personal in the sense that I do my personal transactions. Najib also testified that at that point in time, two of his personal secretaries oversaw his accounts with his personal transactions.

Source: The Edge Markets January 21, 2026 08:28 UTC