Najib's 1MDB trial to commence on Aug 28


  • Nation
  • Friday, 23 Aug 2019

KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) criminal trial will start on Aug 28, rules the High Court on Friday (Aug 23).

Justice Collin Lawrence Sequerah decided on the date after Najib's counsel, Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, requested that the trial start on Sept 3 because the defence team needed time to prepare.

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