Former 1MDB CEO Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi told the Kuala Lumpur High Court today that he did not “treat” fugitive businessperson Low Taek Jho, or Jho Low, as the country’s prime minister.

However, the 56-year-old, testifying as the fourth plaintiff witness in 1MDB’s US$5.64 billion (RM22.8 billion) civil suit, said he had communicated with then-prime minister Najib Abdul Razak through informal channels, namely via Low (above)...