1MDB's civil suit against Najib put on hold until criminal case proceedings concluded

KUALA LUMPUR: The court proceedings for the US$8bil civil suit by 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) and its four subsidiaries against Datuk Seri Najib Razak and seven others have been put on hold until the former prime minister’s criminal case related to 1MDB is concluded.

Najib’s counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, told reporters that this was after all the parties involved reached a mutual agreement to stay the proceedings.