Prosecution failed to specify Najib's interest in 1MDB, defence tells court


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KUALA LUMPUR: The prosecution in the RM2.28bil 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) case has failed to specify Datuk Seri Najib Razak's interest behind his decisions pertaining to the sovereign wealth fund, the High Court heard.

Najib's lead counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah (pic) said that his client's four charges of abuse of power did not specify the exact attending interests that motivated Najib's decisions.

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