PUTRAJAYA: A mere phone call from Datuk Seri Najib Razak to a former 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) chairman could not have influenced the company’s decision to enter into a joint venture with PetroSaudi International Ltd (PSI), the High Court heard.

The former premier’s lawyer Wan Azwan Aiman Wan Fakhruddin, in his submissions, said the conduct of 1MDB’s management and board of directors (BOD) showed they were already keen to proceed with the joint venture ahead of the phone call between Najib and the former chairman, Tan Sri Mohd Bakke Salleh.