KUALA LUMPUR – Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) trial at the high court here was postponed today as the former premier is on sick leave following an eye surgery last Thursday.
His lead counsel, Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah informed the court of the matter when proceedings started at 10.20am before judge Collin Lawrence Sequerah, who then gave Najib a day off and ordered the trial to resume at 9.30am tomorrow.
Shafee also produced Najib’s medical certificate to the court.
Earlier, the judge asked the lawyer whether the trial could be conducted tomorrow, to which Shafee said Najib’s vision was not clear as he could not even sign a cheque.
To which, the judge responded by saying that Najib could just sit in court.
The court was supposed to continue hearing evidence from the 10th prosecution witness Mohd Hazem Abdul Rahman, 49, who was the former CEO of the troubled sovereign wealth fund.
Najib, 67, is facing four charges of using his position to obtain bribes totalling RM2.3 billion from 1MDB funds and 21 charges of money laundering involving the same amount. – Bernama, May 24, 2021
