Najib, under an examination-in-chief by his lead counsel Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, said he was surprised when he received the invitation from Prince Turki for him and his family to join high tea on board the RM Elegance yacht.
“Prince Turki was the favourite son of King Abdullah, the reigning King of Saudi Arabia at the time. I graciously accepted the invitation,” he said.
“When we boarded the yacht, we were greeted by Prince Turki and a gentleman who introduced himself as Tarek Obaid (Petrosaudi International’s chief executive officer) and upon entering the living room, Jho Low was there.”
Najib, however, said it was not surprising for him to see Low as he was known for his well-established connections with Middle Eastern royalty.
“The meeting I had with Prince Turki, Tarek Obaid and Low during the afternoon tea was informal and nothing like what was suggested,” he added.
Perhaps, Najib should invite Jho’s friend Hamad Al Wazzan to add his testimony to this story.
Mr Al Wazzan has explained that it was Jho Low who hired the RM Elegance yacht on which Najib was originally staying when he received the invitation to meet Prince Turki on the Alfa Nero yacht in the first place.
Therefore, there was of course no reason for Najib to be surprised to see Jho Low on the Alfa Nero yacht because they had already been holidaying together for several days on the first yacht!
They had all travelled together and Jho Low is on record as having organised the travel arrangements for the Najib family through his concierge company as well as. the Bustari family (as well as Robin Tan, son of Vincent Tan).
Or might all this extra information contain too many facts for Najib to want to enter into the story he is telling?