KUALA LUMPUR: Former Umno minister Jamil Khir Baharom told the High Court today he had no direct knowledge of any purported donation from the Saudi king to Najib Razak, despite suggesting otherwise in his earlier testimony.
Cross-examined by counsel Kwan Will Sen, representing SRC International Sdn Bhd, Jamil acknowledged that he did not personally hear the late King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud speak of any reasons for the alleged financial contribution during an informal meeting at the palace in Riyadh on Jan 11, 2010.
Jamil, the religious affairs minister at the time, was testifying in a civil suit brought by SRC and its subsidiary, Gandingan Mentari Sdn Bhd, against Najib for RM42 million allegedly misappropriated from the company’s accounts.