The counsel for ex-premier Najib Abdul Razak’s stepson and Jasmine Loo verbally crossed swords in the civil court over whether the latter was under the witness protection programme.

Lawyer Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, who is acting for Riza Abdul Aziz, was cross-examining Loo, who is ex-1MDB general counsel, on whether she struck a deal with 1MDB in its US$248 million lawsuit against the Hollywood film producer.