Najib's trial on 1MDB starts today (Jan 5), after almost four months of postponement


Malaysia's former prime minister Najib Razak arrives at the Kuala Lumpur High Court for his trial over 1MDB corruption allegations in Kuala Lumpur on August 19, 2019. (Photo by Mohd RASFAN / AFP)

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): After being postponed for almost four months, the trial of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's (pic) case involving 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) funds will begin in the High Court on Tuesday (Jan 5) morning.

The trial before Judge Collin Lawrence Sequerah will continue with the 10th prosecution witness, former 1MDB chief executive officer Mohd Hazem Abdul Rahman who will be cross-examined by counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah who is leading the defence team.

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