1MDB trial: Prosecution to initiate contempt proceedings against Najib


KUALA LUMPUR: The prosecution in the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) trial told the High Court here that it would initiate contempt proceedings against former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak over an interview he gave to a foreign news wire agency two months ago.

Lead prosecutor Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram raised the issue at the start of the hearing, which resumed here before Justice Collin Lawrence Sequerah on Tuesday (May 19).

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