1MDB TRIAL | Najib Abdul Razak has testified that his family yacht outing on the southern waters of France in 2009 was for afternoon tea, not to hatch a nefarious plot to embezzle funds from 1MDB.

The former prime minister was rubbishing the prosecution's contention that a plot to siphon billions of ringgit from 1MDB was hatched during the meeting with Prince Turki and Tarek Obaid - two co-founders of Petrosaudi International Limited (PSI) - and fugitive businessperson Low Taek Jho (Jho Low).

"I categorically deny the...