Najib 1mdb Trial Day 30 Shahrol To Face More Questioning With Extended Sessions

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The criminal trial of former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak involving the alleged abuse of power and money laundering of 1MDB funds enters its 30th day today at the High Court in Kuala Lumpur
Malaysiakini brings you live reports of the proceedings

Summary of Najib’s 1MDB ‘donation’ caseNajib is facing 25 charges of receiving RM2.28 billion, which originated from 1MDB through Tanore Finance Corp, a company owned by Eric Tan, a close associate of fugitive businessperson Jho Low
21 money laundering charges4 abuse of power chargesClick to view information on judge, prosecution and defence teamThe 30th day of Najib Abdul Razak's RM2.28 billion 1MDB trial today will be the first this week to have extended sessions from 9.30am to 6pm
The extended sessions will apply as well to hearing dates from Wednesday to Thursday this week, as well as Monday to Thursday next week
This gives more opportunity to the former prime minister's defence team to cross-examine former 1MDB CEO Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi
The accused's lead counsel Muhammad Shafee Abdullah has been subjecting the key 9th prosecution witness to heavy questioning since Oct 7
Yesterday, Shahrol testified among others that despite having 40-percent ownership of the joint-venture company (JVCo) with Petrosaudi Holdings (Cayman) Limited, 1MDB was denied access to information and its requests for the JVCo to hold board meetings were rebuffed by the latter which held the 60 percent ownership
The trial yesterday also saw sparks fly when lead DPP Gopal Sri Ram applied for sanction be imposed on Najib over alleged abuse of the accused's medical certificate (MC) to purportedly skip proceedings on Thursday last week, to which Shafee countered that the MC was warranted due to the painful condition of his client's eye allergy. - Mkini

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