1MDB trial adjourned after Najib cites sleep deprivation


PUTRAJAYA: The graft trial of Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak involving 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) was adjourned after the former prime minister said he was feeling unwell owing to sleep deprivation.

Najib’s lead counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah informed Justice Datuk Collin Lawrence Sequerah after a brief recess on Monday (Jan 6) that his client was unwell, having suffered from sleeplessness over the past three to four days.

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