Well, this is new!
In the latest development of Najib’s SRC trial, the former prime minister said that the USD130,625 (RM543,530) charged to his credit card at a Chanel outlet in Honolulu, Hawaii was to buy a birthday gift for his wife, Rosmah Mansor. The birthday present was a consolation for bailing on his family during a vacation. Malaysiakini wrote that he was forced to let Rosmah pick her own birthday gift – which was a watch – because the former leader had to return Malaysia to deal with the flood crisis.
Source: Asian Correspondent
Najib confessed after Muhammad Shafee Abdullah (the lead defence counsel) asked him to explain his reason for gifting his wife a luxury watch. Investigators suggested that the money paid for the watch was from the state-owned SRC International Sdn Bhd’s fund – while the former Umno leader claims that the funds originated from donations.
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