Najib slapped with 6 CBT charges: legal team eager for battle

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KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and Tan Sri Dr Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah are charged with criminal breach of trust (CBT) involving billions of ringgit. And yet, their lawyers are 'quite delighted' after seeing the charges and are eager to do battle in court. The Sessions Court here was told that Najib and Dr Mohd Irwan did not pocket a sen from the RM6.636billion (S$2.2 billion) at the heart of the six CBT charges. Najib's lead counsel Tan Sri Dr Muhammad Shafee Abdullah said the money was used 'purely to meet national obligations'.

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