DATUK Seri Najib Razak’s 1MDB trial at the Kuala Lumpur High Court for today and tomorrow has been postponed as the ex-prime minister has been admitted to Kuala Lumpur Hospital (HKL) for knee pain.
HKL’s senior orthopaedic consultant Dr Siti Hawa Tahir told the court that the Prisons Department had referred Najib to her following a complaint of acute pain in his right knee.
“Najib was given two days of medical certificate and current treatment provided to him is a strong analgesic for his pain.
“He has complained of drowsiness since we started prescribing him the medication last night, and possibly other symptoms as well, but I have not seen him this morning.
“As of now, he is on opioids, and we want him to be able to walk comfortably with no other complications,” she said.
Asked by trial judge Collin Lawrence Sequerah whether Najib could be brought to court in a wheelchair so he could follow the proceedings, Siti Hawa said he was not fully alert mentally.
The judge said he might need Siti Hawa to return to update the court on Najib’s condition on Thursday if Najib’s ill-health persisted.
Najib is charged with 25 counts of money laundering and abuse of power over alleged 1MDB funds amounting to RM2.28 billion deposited into his AmBank accounts between February 2011 and December 2014. – September 10, 2024.
