Malaysia former PM Najib's biggest 1MDB trial to begin

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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian ex-leader Najib Razak's most significant 1MDB trial begins on Wednesday (Aug 28), centring on allegations that hundreds of ...

The case relates to a crucial part of the 1Malaysia Development Berhad saga.

The attorney-general later cleared Najib of any wrongdoing, saying the money was a personal donation from the Saudi royal family, and closed down domestic investigations. "Where is the concept of a fair trial?" chief lawyer Muhammad Shafee Abdullah told AFP."It is like going into a boxing ring with one hand tied."

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

 

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