PUTRAJAYA — The defence in former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s (picture) case involving the misappropriation of RM2.3 billion belonging to 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) closed its case today after calling 26 witnesses.
Lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, representing the former premier, informed the court after calling the defence’s final witness, a forensic document examiner from PHA Handwriting Analysis Sdn Bhd, Tay Eue Kam, to testify.
“Yang Arif, we officially closed the case after our 26th witness today. Just for Yang Arif’s information, the trial of this case began on Aug 28, 2019, while the final day of the prosecution’s case was May 30, 2024. The trial lasted 233 days and involved 50 witnesses.
“On Oct 30, 2024, the court ordered Datuk Seri Najib to enter his defence, with the first day of the defence proceedings on Dec 2, 2024 and the last on May 6, 2025, taking a total of 58 days with 26 witnesses,” Muhammad Shafee informed the presiding judge Datuk Collin Lawrence Sequerah.
Justice Sequerah then set Sept 30 for both parties to submit their written submissions and nine days, beginning Oct 21, for oral submissions. — BERNAMA
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