Kuala Lampur, Jan. 23 -- Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak was momentarily cornered during his RM42 million SRC International Sdn Bhd trial today when he could not provide a straight answer to ad hoc prosecutor Datuk V. Sithambaram.

When referring to documentary exhibits related to his request to send back some US$620 million (RM2.2 billion) to supposed Middle Eastern donors, Najib was asked to explain his previously stated concern about the authenticity of his signature on the documents.

When cross-examining Najib, Sithambaram asked why the former PM expressed doubt about his own signatures before when he could readily do so with the same documents during today's proceedings.

Sithambaram: Why, at the close of the prosecutio...