1MDB Civil Trial: Shahrol Azral Denies Jho Low Acted as PM, Insists Najib Briefed Indirectly

Ex-1MDB CEO denies treating Jho Low like Malaysia’s PM

Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi says he communicated with then prime minister Najib Razak through informal channels, including through Jho Low.

1MDB civil trial: Shahrol Azral denies Jho Low acted as PM, insists Najib briefed indirectly

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 18 — Former 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) chief executive officer (CEO) Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi told the High Court today that he did not “treat” fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho, or Jho Low, as the country’s Prime Minister.However, the 56-year-old, testifying as the fourth plaintiff witness in 1MDB’s US$5.64 billion civil suit, said he had communicated with then prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak throug…