The High Court in Kuala Lumpur today was told that the RM1 million which Shahrir Samad received from Najib Abdul Razak was to replace the former’s pension money, which was used for political activities in the Johor Bahru parliamentary constituency.

MACC investigating officer, Nurzahidah Yacop, 35, said Shahrir informed the matter while he was being investigated by MACC.

The MACC assistant superintendent agreed with lawyer Syed Faisal Al-Edros Syed Abdullah Al-Edros, representing Shahrir, who said that the former Johor Bahru MP also informed her that he...