1MDB TRIAL | The late-night BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) chat between former AmBank relationship manager Joanna Yu Ging Ping and fugitive businessperson Low Taek Jho (Jho Low) was not for the duo's benefit, the High Court in Kuala Lumpur heard.

The 41st prosecution witness Yu testified that the chat - that lasted from 12.41am until around 11am of Aug 21, 2014 - was about arranging the transfer of RM5 million from former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak’s account to Umno.

Yu was replying during re-examination by deputy public prosecutor Ahmad Akram Gharib during the RM2.28 billion 1MDB corruption...