Kuala Lampur, Dec. 11 -- As the first half of Datuk Seri Najib Razak's cross examination reached its conclusion, the former prime minister vehemently denied being the grand orchestrator behind the formation and acquisition of multi-billion Ringgit loans for SRC International Sdn Bhd for his personal gain.

The suggestion was put forward by Attorney General (AG) Tan Sri Tommy Thomas, who grilled Najib on his purported role and influence behind steps taken to fund the former 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) subsidiary company during the heated last few minutes of the cross examination.

Thomas asserted that Najib used his influence and powers wielded as both the prime minister and finance minister to speed up processes in acquiring the t...