Najib withdraws appeal over bank documents in 1MDB trial


Day in court: Najib arriving at the Federal Court in Putrajaya. — Bernama

PUTRAJAYA: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has withdrawn his appeals for the discovery of banking documents relating to investment bank Goldman Sachs and former Bank Negara governor Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz’s family in relation to his RM2.28bil 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) trial.

The Federal Court was informed by Najib’s lead counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah that they were withdrawing both appeals without prejudice for the matter to be re-argued at all levels of the court and this was agreed to by the prosecution.

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