1MDB TRIAL | Najib Abdul Razak has contended that 1MDB chairperson Mohd Bakke Salleh should not have just sent a short messaging service (SMS) to him over alleged wrongdoing at the troubled sovereign wealth fund.

The former premier told the High Court in Putrajaya today that Bakke should have instead met him to explain any alleged issues in 2009.

Najib was refuting Bakke's testimony that the...