PUTRAJAYA: The Director-General (DG) for the witness protection unit from the Prime Minister’s Department is seeking to set aside a court subpoena to appear as a witness in Datuk Seri Najib Razak's defence trial regarding the misappropriation of funds from 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).
Senior Federal Counsel (SFC) Nur Hidayah Raihan Md Nasir made an oral application at the High Court to dismiss the subpoena, stating that the DG, who was not named, is bound by secrecy laws related to the programme.
