Najib Abdul Razak’s defence team contended that alleged misgiving about Low Taek Jho’s role in 1MDB did not stop the sovereign wealth fund’s former CEO, Mohd Hazem Abdul Rahman, from pocketing over RM2 million in bonus.

This contention was raised during the former prime minister’s RM2.28 billion 1MDB corruption trial before the High Court in Kuala Lumpur this afternoon...