Najib Razak is charged with using his position to order amendments to the 1MDB final audit report and Arul Kanda Kandasamy with abetting him.
Najib’s lawyer Nur Syahirah Hanapiah said the additional dates for the trial of the case were set by High Court deputy registrar Catherine Nicholas during case management in her chambers today. So far, seven prosecution witnesses, including former chief secretary to the government Ali Hamsa and former auditor-general Ambrin Buang, have been called to testify at the trial before judge Mohamed Zaini Mazlan.
As for Arul Kanda, 44, he is charged with abetting Najib in making amendments to the report to protect the Pekan MP from being subjected to disciplinary, civil or criminal action in connection with 1MDB.
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