Najib Abdul Razak’s defence counsel Muhammad Shafee Abdullah has disputed Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin’s claim that generic medication is sufficient to lower the former prime minister’s blood pressure.

The lawyer also claimed that the ministry had initially wanted to transfer Najib from Kuala Lumpur Hospital (HKL) to the National Heart Institute (IJN).

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