Datuk Seri Najib Razak admitted in court to seeking help from the UAE’s then crown prince, Sheikh Mohamed Zayed Al-Nahyan, to clear his stepson Riza Aziz of allegations linked to 1MDB funds. Transcripts of 2016 phone calls revealed Najib making a personal request for the crown prince to facilitate a loan agreement to legitimize the funds Riza used for filmmaking, following the US Department of Justice’s forfeiture suit. Najib acknowledged that Riza faced pressure in the US and claimed the funds were promised contributions from Aabar Investments. He conceded the loan was intended to portray the money as legitimate.
For the sake of Riza
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