1MDB TRIAL | Former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak has accused key prosecution witnesses in his RM2.3 billion 1MDB trial of being the actual perpetrators of financial misconduct who have not been brought to justice.
In his foreword to the defence’s written submissions, Najib today alleged that several former 1MDB officials - including ex-chief executives Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi and Hazem Abdul Rahman, lawyer Jasmine Loo, chief financial officer Azmi Tahir, and his former special officer Amhari Effendi Nazaruddin - were directly involved in transferring and concealing billions of ringgit from the company.
Najib claimed that the witnesses had engaged in questionable acts, including transferring US$700 million and US$330 million to unverified accounts, diverting US$1.6 billion, and receiving funds linked to fugitive financier Low Taek Jho (Jho Low).
The former Pekan MP read out his foreword before presiding judge Collin Lawrence Sequerah at the start of nine days set for oral submissions.
Najib faces four charges of misappropriating RM2.3 billion in 1MDB funds and 21 charges of money laundering, in a trial which began on Aug 28, 2019, and defence proceedings which concluded on May 6, 2025.
Najib’s full foreword is as follows:
-Mkini
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