Pendakwa Raya v MOHD NAJIB BIN HJ ABD RAZAK

wa-45-8-11-2018 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 25 December 2025 • WA-45-8-11/2018

Catchwords

Abuse of power-Gratification-Accused was Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Minister of Finance of Malaysia- sole shareholder of 1MDB to execute several steps that led to part of 1MDB's funds being channelled into his account through a circuitous route- Jho Low was alter ego of the accused and his mirror image-unlawful proceeds-wilful blindness- deliberately refused to inquire into matters which aroused suspicion- every “reason to believe” that the property were proceeds from an unlawful activity- proximity in timing in respect of the movement of funds, the accused’s complete control over the accounts, and the structured manner in which the funds were channelled and distributed- benefit of the accused if not in a direct then most certainly in an indirect manner- accused had orchestrated the financial siphoning of funds through the wiles and deception of his proxy, Jho Low-carefully and meticulously fashioned a complex web of deceit by transactions which resulted in siphoning of funds from 1MDB and which by way of multiple layering, eventually found their way into the private bank account of the accused.

Practice Areas

Criminal Procedure

Judges (1)

Collin Lawrence Sequerah Delivered

Parties (2)

Pendakwa Raya Prosecutor Mohd Najib bin Hj Abd Razak Accused

Judgment

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Source: eJudgment (wa-45-8-11-2018)