Najib fails in final appeal to postpone 1MDB trial


PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court has dismissed the final appeal by former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to postpone his 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) trial scheduled for Aug 19, saying there is “no reason to intervene”.

The five-member bench led by Chief Justice Datuk Seri Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat dismissed Najib’s appeal in a unanimous decision.

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