Datuk Seri Najib Razak arrives at the Kuala Lumpur High Court September 17, 2020. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 — Datuk Seri Najib Razak had signed his written approval for government-owned company 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) to borrow US$975 million from a bank in 2014, even before the 1MDB board of directors were told of the plan to take on such a loan, the court heard today.