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Whistleblower drops 'bomb' on GRS
Najib mounts his defence
Asking banks to refund scam victims
Whistleblower drops 'bomb' on GRS
The whistleblower in the Sabah corruption scandal has released all seven explosive videos of his conversations with politicians talking about bribes.
The whistleblower claimed the videos document discussions about returning alleged bribes he gave to the politicians to secure support for a mining exploration licence application.
Sabah Finance Minister Masidi Manjun, who is accused of taking RM300,000 from the whistleblower, claimed the videos were edited and slanderous.
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Najib mounts defence
Former premier Najib Abdul Razak will be reading out a 525-page statement in his defence in the 1MDB corruption trial.
He denied the abuse of power charges said to have occurred at the AmBank branch in Jalan Raja Chulan, by claiming he had never set foot in the branch during the entire 1MDB episode.
He also claimed that his meeting with Jho Low and two others implicated in the 1MDB scandal on a yacht in southern France in 2009 was just for "afternoon tea" and not to hatch a plot to embezzle funds.
He also claimed that unlike others 1MDB "conspirators", he never went to Low's house.
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Asking banks to refund scam victims
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has voiced support for a policy introduced by the UK that compels banks to refund fraud victims, to also be practised in Malaysia.
However, he said the matter requires further review.
Starting October, banks in the UK are required to refund scam victims up to £85,000 within five days.
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