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Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi, the former chief executive of state investment fund 1MDB, has pushed back against suggestions he treated fugitive financier Jho Low as though he held prime ministerial authority, though he acknowledged informal communication channels with then-PM Najib Razak.
Finance Minister Amir Hamzah Azizan disclosed that Tabung Haji's RM193.5 million acquisition of a 30% stake in Putrajaya Perdana occurred while the company was allegedly under Jho Low's control, according to sworn testimony in the SRC International case.
Malaysia's Deputy Finance Minister has firmly rejected allegations that fugitive businessman Jho Low entered the country as part of a Chinese delegation to negotiate a 1MDB repayment deal, dismissing media reports of secret talks.