KUALA LUMPUR: Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, who is the counsel of Datuk Seri Najib Razak, has made known that his client continues to maintain that the RM42mil deposited into the former prime minister’s personal bank account was a donation from a Saudi monarch. “He (Najib) answered based on the court’s decision (regarding the earlier criminal proceedings), but based on his own knowledge, he continues to believe that all the money he received – not just the RM42mil – came from Saudi Arabia. He said this during re-examination by his counsel Muhammad Shafee in the RM42mil civil suit filed by SRC and its subsidiary, Gandingan Mentari Sdn Bhd, against him. Muhammad 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. Muhammad Shafee: During that period, did you at any time stop or obstruct those investigations?

Source: The Star January 24, 2026 06:05 UTC