‘Najib had right to be briefed on audit report’

KUALA LUMPUR: An investigating officer agreed with a suggestion in the High Court here that Datuk Seri Najib Razak had the right to be given briefings on any proposals or corrections regarding the financial position of 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).

Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) investigation branch senior superintendent Haniff Lami, 34, also agreed with the suggestion of lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, who is representing Najib, that 1MDB was 100% owned by the Minister of Finance Incorporated and that Najib was the Finance Minister then.