FORMER prime minister Najib Razak arrived at the Kuala Lumpur High Court today to hear a verdict in the first of several graft trials linked to a multi-billion ringgit scandal at state fund 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).
A high court judge is scheduled to open proceedings at 10am before delivering a ruling on seven charges that Najib faces over allegations he received RM42 mil from former 1MDB unit SRC International Sdn Bhd in 2014.
He has pleaded not guilty to criminal breach of trust, money laundering and abuse of power. – July 28, 2020, Reuters
