KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Najib Razak will be seeking a release from a charge of tampering with the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) audit report that he is facing with former 1MDB CEO Arul Kanda Kandasamy, who allegedly abetted the former prime minister.
Najib’s lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah told the High Court that the defence intended to make the application based on the cross-examination conducted on former chief secretary to the Government, Tan Sri Dr Ali Hamsa.
This meant his client did not commit any offence that warranted a criminal charge against him , he said. “This would be unfair to my client," he said, adding that the amendment on the charge would"drastically" change the prosecution’s stance. Sri Ram said the prosecution’s case was focused on Najib using his position under Section 23 of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009 over the audit report.
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