KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Najib Razak maintains that the RM42mil deposited into his personal bank account was a donation from a Saudi monarch, says his lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah. At a press conference here on Friday (Jan 23), Shafee clarified reports published the day before that Najib knew the money deposited into his bank account was not from Saudi Arabia. ALSO READ: SRC lawsuit: Najib concedes RM42mil was not Saudi donation"He never said that he had abandoned this belief,” Shafee added after proceedings in the RM42mil civil suit filed by SRC International Sdn Bhd and its subsidiary, Gandingan Mentari Sdn Bhd, against Najib. Shafee: Now, it is important in this context to consider how the issues involving both 1MDB and SRC became public, or rather, matters of public concern. Shafee: During that period, did you at any time stop or obstruct those investigations?

Source: The Star January 23, 2026 16:16 UTC