Najib's 1MDB trial postponed to May 19 due to parliamentary sitting


KUALA LUMPUR: The 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) trial has been rescheduled to May 19 after former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak was given the green light to postpone the hearing in order for him to attend Parliament.

It is understood that Najib’s defence team, led by counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, had requested the postponement for the Pekan MP to make his way to the one-day parliamentary sitting.

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