Forced to defer Najib’s 1MDB trial for Parliament, judge says this is ‘last time’ | Malay Mail

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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 — The hearing for Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) corruption trial scheduled for this afternoon had to be postponed to allow him to deliver a speech in Parliament. High Court judge Collin Lawrence Sequerah pointed out that he agreed yesterday to...

Tuesday, 15 Oct 2019 03:19 PM MYTDatuk Seri Najib Razak is pictured at the Parliament lobby October 15, 2019. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri

Absent in the public gallery were Najib and his aides and his small troupe of supporters when the case was called at 2.32pm. Shafee suggested that the management of parliamentary slots for MPs sometimes depends on the government of the day. Noting that Najib had said today that his slot had been shifted to around 3.10pm to 3.20pm, Shafee said his client would be giving his speech for between 20 and 30 minutes, but said the timing was not “stable” as speeches may take longer when other MPs intervene and speak.

 

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