Former 1MDB CEO Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi told the Kuala Lumpur High Court today he has no idea why the company dropped him from its US$5.64 billion (RM22.8 billion) civil suit.

The 56-year-old, testifying as the fourth plaintiff witness, said he did not strike any deal with the government to be removed from the suit and was not given any explanation for the decision...