Former 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) chairperson Mohd Bakke Salleh today testified that he had misgivings about a proposed joint venture (JV) between the Malaysian sovereign wealth fund and Abu Dhabi’s Petrosaudi International (PSI).

However, the 13th prosecution witness told the Kuala Lumpur High Court that then prime minister Najib Abdul Razak told him via phone to not spend too much time looking at old transactions and to just focus on the proposed JV.

During today’s 1MDB audit report trial against former finance minister Najib and...