✍ KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3 — Flamboyant businessman Low Taek Jho gave the impression he was a person of influence with close ties to Malaysian royalty and high-ranking persons in Middle Eastern countries, Datuk Seri Najib Razak said in his defence today. The former prime minister accused of misappropriating RM42 million from SRC International Sdn Bhd, a company once parked under the scandal-riddled 1Malaysia . Development Berhad (1MDB), told the High Court that he believed the Penang-born Low had the means and capability to help the sovereign investment fund achieve its goals. He noted that 1MDB’s precursor, the Terengganu Investment Authority (TIA), was set up following Low’s discussions with Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu who was also at that that the Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia and the Terengganu state government. “I was made to understand that Jho Low was selected as the advisor to the chairman of the board of advisors of TIA who at that time was His Royal Highness . Tuank ...
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