1MDB ex-CEO: Jho Low explained Istana Negara’s query of his role was over Putrajaya-Terengganu conflictDatuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi arrives at the Kuala Lumpur Courts Complex October 8, 2019. — Picture by Hari Anggara
Quizzed by Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, Shahrol said “it was explained as a political fight” between the state and federal government by Low. During the June 30, 2009 TIA meeting, the meeting minutes showed that Istana Negara representative “questioned who and what role Jho Low has”, with Istana Negara recorded as saying it was “worried that there are quarters that have misused the name of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong”.
“If I recall correctly that was after two incidents, what I term in my witness statement as a conflict between the Terengganu state government and federal government.