Malaysia set to begin biggest 1MDB trial involving ex-PM Najib
KUALA LUMPUR – The much anticipated 1MDB trial implicating Malaysia’s former prime minister Najib Razak, who is accused of using his positions to obtain gratification totalling RM2.3 billion , has been postponed until next Monday to make way for its former subsidiary unit SRC International’s hearing to be completed.
Lead prosecutor Gopal Sri Ram had earlier requested that the 1MDB trial be allowed to resume on Sept 3, which was also endorsed by Datuk Seri Najib’s lead counsel Muhammad Shafee Abdullah.
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