Prosecutors are working on how to best format and organise the remaining documents, which they will likely send to Ng’s lawyers on a rolling basis.
May 24, 2019 7:30 AM
The US Department of Justice handed over to Ng’s lawyers a “small subset” of more than one million documents the government is relying on to prosecute the case, said assistant US attorney Drew Rolle during a hearing at a Brooklyn federal court. Government lawyers have said they hope to avoid a trial by reaching a plea deal though Ng’s attorney.
Home Minister Muhyiddin Yassin wanted Ng to face criminal charges there first, but agreed to temporarily surrender him to the US for 10 months, Attorney-General Tommy Thomas said in a statement.But that issue is for the US and Malaysian governments to discuss, Agnifilo told reporters.
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