KUALA LUMPUR – The 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) trial of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak will resume at the high court here on June 29.
Deputy public prosecutor Ahmad Akram Gharib said the case was initially scheduled to resume last Monday before justice Collin Lawrence Sequerah, but was postponed due to the extension of the nationwide movement control order (MCO) 3.0.
“The court had initially set June 28, 29 and 30 for the trial, but as the MCO has been extended until June 28, the trial will resume on June 29,” he said today.
Najib’s lawyer, Wan Aizuddin Wan Mohammed, is expected to continue cross-examining the 10th prosecution witness, Mohd Hazem Abdul Rahman, 49, a former 1MDB chief executive, when the trial resumes.
Najib, 67, faces four charges of using his position to obtain bribes totalling RM2.3 billion in 1MDB funds and 21 charges of money laundering involving the same amount. – Bernama, June 24, 2021
