1MDB trial: Najib's team submits 2,500 pages of defence arguments


Datuk Seri Najib Razak.-filepic

KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has tendered some 2,500 pages in submissions for his defence in the RM2.28bil 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) graft trial.

His lead counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah told the High Court here on Monday (Aug 19) that the massive volume was due to "overwhelming evidence", on which he said the defence could not compromise.

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