Ng claimed he lost 40% of his body weight after contracting diseases in the prison.
Disgraced former Goldman Sachs banker Roger Ng said he lived through “absolute hell” during a six-month stint in a Malaysian prison riddled with vermin and disease, according to a recent court filing.of Malaysia’s 1MDB sovereign wealth fund, detailed his nightmarish experience in a letter to US District Judge Morgo Brodie filed in court last Saturday.
“Six months in the Malaysian prison had a devastating effect mentally and physically,” Ng wrote. “Until today, I find myself reclusive socially as I continue to deal with this brutal and distressing experience. The time without sunlight and in isolation made me lose my mind and become frightful.”The 51-year-old former managing director is seeking leniency ahead of his sentencing hearing on March 9. He was the only Goldman Sachs employee to face trial over the 1MDB scandal.
Ng said he was kept in solitary confinement for his first two weeks at Sungai Buloh prison and denied visits from his family members.
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