Former 1MDB CEO Arul Kanda Kandasamy has been given the court’s green light to take the witness stand against former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak.
The Kuala Lumpur High Court this morning allowed the prosecution’s bid to call the co-accused to testify against the former finance minister in the 1MDB audit report trial.
Arul Kanda (above) is seen exiting the dock and walking toward the witness stand as Najib looked on from the dock.
Depending on the strength of his oral evidence, the former 1MDB CEO may be granted a full acquittal from the case.
Previously, ad hoc deputy public prosecutor Gopal Sri Ram said Arul Kanda possesses material information that can boost the case against Najib, including in relation to a meeting on Feb 24, 2016.
The prosecution is contending that a decision to make the amendments to the 1MDB audit report was taken during the meeting at the office of then chief secretary to the government Ali Hamsa.
Besides Ali and Arul Kanda, others who were present at the meeting on Feb 24, 2016, were former auditor-general Ambrin Buang, former National Audit Department officer Saadatul Nafisah Bashir Ahmad, Najib’s former principal private secretary Shukry Salleh, and then Attorney-General’s Chambers representative Dzulkifli Ahmad.
[More to come] - Mkini
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