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Who should we believe? The AG or the WSJ?
AG Apandi has publically claimed that the money – RM2.6 billion – deposited into PM Najib's personal bank accounts was, in fact, a donation from the Saudi royal family.
However, the Wall Street Journal's Finance Editor Ken Brown, in an interview with ABC News Australia, has now refuted the AG's claim. Speaking to ABC's Beverley O'Connor, the WSJ editor said that the money did NOT come from the Saudi royal family.
It actually came from companies related to 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). In fact, Brown also claimed that they had evidence to back this up.
In the interview, which was uploaded on 12 February, Brown says:
*"Our reporting has shown for months now that the money did not come from the Saudis, but it came via a bunch of companies and bank accounts related to 1MDB. And you know, our story hasn't been called into question yet, and we have loads of evidence to back that up."* You can watch the full interview [here](http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-02-13/pressure-mounting-over-1mdb-scandal/7165550).
While Najib has denied that the donation came from 1MDB, he has yet to commence any legal proceedings against WSJ after sending a legal letter to the business paper which stands by its reporting
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