It begins: Najib arriving at the Kuala Lumpur Courts Complex in Kuala Lumpur.
KUALA LUMPUR: At the start of the long-awaited Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) trial, the prosecution says it will prove that the former prime minister staged an elaborate charade in the misappropriation of RM2.3bil from 1MDB with the ultimate aim of obtaining gratification for himself.
Lead prosecutor Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram said in his opening statement that the “charade” was acted out in four phases in which several characters played a part.
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