The criminal trial of former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak involving the alleged abuse of power and laundering of 1MDB funds enters its fifth day at the High Court in Kuala Lumpur.
Malaysiakini brings you live reports of the proceedings.
The defence is set to turn up the heat on Najib Abdul Razak's former special officer Amhari Efendi Nazaruddin on the fifth day of the former premier's RM2.28 billion 1MDB trial.
Lead defence counsel Muhammad Shafee Abdullah is expected to begin his cross-examination of Amhari, who has been delivering a steady stream of bombshells over the past two days when reading from his 77-page written witness statement.
Just yesterday alone, Amhari told the court that Najib had mandated fugitive businessperson Low Taek Jho to execute a bailout plan for 1MDB – which involved three China-backed megaprojects, namely the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL), Trans-Sabah Gas Pipeline (TSGP) and Multi-Product Pipeline (MPP).
The eighth prosecution witness also testified that no Prime Minister’s Office staff dared to question Najib over the source of his funds.
When proceedings begin before Kuala Lumpur High Court judge Collin Lawrence Sequerah, all eyes will be on the direction the defence takes in cross-examining Najib's former aide.
[More to follow] - Mkini
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