Najib Abdul Razak told the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court today that he was angry at being deceived in connection with a letter of support for a mechanical and electrical (M&E) systems maintenance and operation contract at Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) to be awarded to a company owned by former Sabah infrastructure development minister Peter Anthony.

The former prime minister, who for the first time testified as a prosecution witness, said then UMS board of directors chairperson Zaki Azmi during a meeting at the Parliament House informed him that UMS had never issued a letter or given any support and agreement to award the contract to Peter's company, namely Syarikat Asli Jati Engineering Sdn Bhd...