1MDB trial: Najib spent funds for political, not personal purposes, court hears
Kuala Lumpur: The High Court today was told that most of the funds former prime minister Najib Razak received in 2013 were used for political and not personal purposes.
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Kuala Lumpur: The High Court today was told that most of the funds former prime minister Najib Razak received in 2013 were used for political and not personal purposes.
UPDATED 5.26PM | Ex-PM did not buy himself a yacht, for example, defence suggests.
Kuala Lumpur: The High Court here has allowed the prosecution in Najib Razak’s 1MDB trial case to amend three of the 24 charges brought against the former prime minister.
Kuala Lumpur: Najib Razak’s lawyer has questioned the delay by prosecutors who are seeking to amend charges brought against the former prime minister some five years after the case first came to court.
Kuala Lumpur: An investigating officer from the police force told Najib Razak’s 1MDB trial that he classified a sum of US$681 million that entered the former prime minister’s accounts in 2013 as “proceeds from illegal activities”.