Prosecution's evidence against Najib is hearsay, should be inadmissible, court told

KUALA LUMPUR: The prosecution has resorted to hearsay evidence, annexed on a deceased person, to build its case against Datuk Seri Najib Razak in the RM2.28bil 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) graft case, the High Court has been told.

Lead defence counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, in his submissions, said the prosecution made a substantial dependence on a multitude of hearsay statements from witnesses who did not experience the events first-hand.