The prosecution is seeking to amend the 1MDB audit report tampering charge against Najib Abdul Razak but the former premier's lead defence counsel, Muhammad Shafee Abdullah has objected against the application.
At the end of proceedings before the Kuala Lumpur High Court earlier this afternoon, lead DPP Gopal Sri Ram informed justice Mohamed Zaini Mazlan that the prosecution seeks to amend the wording in the charges.
Sri Ram is referring to the charges against Najib and co-accused former 1MDB president and CEO K Arul Kanda about the alleged tampering of the sovereign wealth fund's final audit report. Arul Kanda's charge is on abetting Najib in the alleged tampering.
Shafee had then stood up and objected to the application, adding that Najib's defence team had been relying on the initial unamended charge to prepare for the case.
"We will object to the (proposed) amendment of the charge as our preparation has been based on this charge. We will object strenuously," he said.
Zaini then set for 9.30am tomorrow to hear the application to amend the charges.
When met after proceedings, DPP Ahmad Akram Gharib said that the prosecution seeks to amend the wording in the charges to make them "abundantly clear".
[More to come] - Mkini
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