When asked about Jho Low, the financier Malaysian investigators have named as a key figure who benefited from 1MDB funds, Najib explained that Low was never asked to get involved in 1MDB nor was he ever working on the politician's behalf.

However, Najib revealed that, "He (Low) did say he was acting for someone else."

"I didn’t give him instructions, but he volunteered to do certain things, which he thought would help 1MDB. But whatever he did ultimately is the responsibility of the management and board," Najib explained.