After 235 days of court over six years, prosecution finally rests case in Najib’s RM2.27b 1MDB trial
Datuk Seri Najib Razak is pictured at the Kuala Lumpur High Court, May 30, 2024. Najib’s 1MDB trial began on August 28, 2019 with the prosecution calling 50 witnesses to the stand. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Thursday, 30 May 2024 5:51 PM MYT
KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 — The prosecution’s case against former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak who is charged with the misappropriation of 1Malaysia Development Berhad’s (1MDB) RM2.27 billion has ended after 235 trial days that spanned a period of six years.
Deputy public prosecutor Ahmad Akram Gharib told the High Court today that the prosecution is formally closing its case after the defence completed its cross-examination of the 39th witness, former group managing director of AmBank Cheah Tek Kuang.
“Since there are no more witnesses to be called by the prosecution, no more cross-examinations by the defence and no more re-examinations, Yang Arif, I would like to close the prosecution’s case,” he told judge Datuk Collin Lawrence Sequerah, who is presiding over the trial.
Najib’s 1MDB trial began on August 28, 2019 with the prosecution calling 50 witnesses to the stand.
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Thursday, 30 May 2024 5:51 PM MYT
KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 — The prosecution’s case against former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak who is charged with the misappropriation of 1Malaysia Development Berhad’s (1MDB) RM2.27 billion has ended after 235 trial days that spanned a period of six years.
Deputy public prosecutor Ahmad Akram Gharib told the High Court today that the prosecution is formally closing its case after the defence completed its cross-examination of the 39th witness, former group managing director of AmBank Cheah Tek Kuang.
“Since there are no more witnesses to be called by the prosecution, no more cross-examinations by the defence and no more re-examinations, Yang Arif, I would like to close the prosecution’s case,” he told judge Datuk Collin Lawrence Sequerah, who is presiding over the trial.
Najib’s 1MDB trial began on August 28, 2019 with the prosecution calling 50 witnesses to the stand.
MORE TO COME
A waste of time, knowing the Malaysian Swamp will almost certainly pardon Najib or at least release him on heavily reduced sentence with House detention in the Najib mansion
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