1MDB trial: Najib’s appearance at Tg Piai nominations sparks argument


Datuk Seri Najib Razak. -filepic

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The High Court in Datuk Seri Najib Razak's 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) trial has held that it will not tolerate any attempt to mislead it following Najib’s attendance at the Tanjung Piai by-election nomination process despite getting a one-day medical leave from attending the trial.

Judge Collin Lawrence Sequerah made the reminder following an application by lead prosecutor Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram for the court for a sanction to be imposed on the former premier.

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