The Attorney-General (AG) is seeking adjournment of the scheduled trial of Najib Abdul Razak and Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah over “new developments”.
Deputy public prosecutor Muhammad Saifuddin Hashim Musaimi informed this to the High Court in Kuala Lumpur, which was set to hear today the full trial of the former prime minister-cum-finance minister as well as former treasury secretary-general.
The prosecutor told trial judge Muhammad Jamil Hussin that the AG is considering a letter of representation recently sent by the second accused Irwan which cited new developments.
Lawyer Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, who represented the first accused Najib, said they have no objection to the prosecution’s application to postpone the trial scheduled for today until Thursday this week in relation to the RM6.6 billion 1MDB criminal breach of trust (CBT) case linked to the International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC).
Irwan’s counsel K Kumaraendran also said they have no objections.
Jamil then vacated trial today as well as other trial dates for this week and May, and set May 29 for mention for prosecutors to update on whether the charges against both Najib and Irwan would be withdrawn.
On Feb 27, the Finance Ministry - now helmed under present Prime Minister and Finance Minister Anwar Ibrahim - announced that Abu Dhabi's IPIC and its unit Aabar Investments PJS have agreed to pay US$1.8 billion (RM8.06 billion) to settle a legal dispute involving Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund 1MDB.
[More to follow] - Mkini
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