Arul Kanda objects to Najib's motion to delay trial


KUALA LUMPUR: Former 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) CEO Arul Kanda Kandasamy (pic) has objected to Datuk Seri Najib Razak's motion to delay their joint trial on charges relating to tampering the 1MDB audit report before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC).

While the former prime minister had sought to postpone the hearing, which was scheduled to commence this Nov 18, Arul Kanda's lawyer Datuk N. Sivananthan told the High Court that his client wanted to proceed with the hearing as scheduled.

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Arul Kanda , Najib Razak , 1MDB , Corruption

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