‘Najib’s direct interest not specified’


KUALA LUMPUR: The prosecution in the RM2.28bil 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) case has failed to specify Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s exact interest behind his decisions pertaining to the sovereign wealth fund, the High Court heard.

Lead defence counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah said his client’s four charges of abuse of power did not specify the actual “direct interest” that motivated Najib’s decisions.

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