Investigations leading to Najib's charging in 1MDB case 'shoddy', argues defence lawyer


KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court was told that investigations that resulted in Datuk Seri Najib Razak being charged in the RM2.28bil 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) trial were "shoddy" and "incomplete".

Defence lawyer Wan Azwan Aiman Wan Fakhruddin submitted that the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) had yet to complete recording the former prime minister's statement but he was charged regardless.

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