Najib’s trial continues tomorrow with defence to cross-examine first witness
14 April 2019
The high profile trial would continue with counsel Harvinderjit Singh representing Najib to cross-examine the first witness, Muhammad Akmaludin Abdullah, 35, assistant registrar of Companies Commission of Malaysia . Najib, who is the sixth prime minister of Malaysia, is the first to find himself in the accused dock.
“The accused during his entire period in office as Prime Minister of which time these offences were committed simultaneously held the office of Minister of Finance, thereby combining maximum political power and control of the nation’s purse,” he said. The prosecution will abundantly establish that the accused was directly involved in the decision on behalf of the Government of Malaysia to give government guarantees for the loans amounting to RM4 billion received by SRC International Sdn Bhd from Kumpulan Wang Persaraan .
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