This came after High Court judge Justice Mohamed Zaini Mazlan dismissed an application by Najib's lawyers to postpone the proceedings.
The hearing proceeded with lead prosecutor Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram delivering the prosecution's opening statement. He said the prosecution will prove the extent to which the accused went to remove material from an official record to prevent disclosure of information."Najib knew, or it was certainly within his contemplation, that if the truth emerged, he would be exposed to civil or criminal liability for the reasons already stated.
"This is an objective fact which the prosecution will establish through the acts and omissions of the accused in the circumstances of the case," he said."I am duty-bound to inform the court that at the appropriate stage, the public prosecutor will apply in writing to call Arul Kanda to give evidence in the prosecution's behalf," he added.
The prosecution then called its first witness, Prime Minister's Department secretary Daman Huri Nor.
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