Najib’s lawyers mull asking convicted ex-banker Ng to testify

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Lawyer Shafee Abdullah says the defence has notified Bukit Aman, MACC, and the Attorney-General’s Chambers of its intentions.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/12/13/najibs-lawyers-mull-asking-convicted-ex-banker-ng-to-testify/   Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2024/12/13/peguam-najib-pertimbang-panggil-roger-ng-beri-keterangan/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #NajibRazak #RogerNg #1MDB

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00:00Lawyers for former Prime Minister Najib Razak told the High Court today that they are considering

00:07calling convicted former Goldman Sachs banker Roger Ng to testify for the defence in the

00:121MDB trial.

00:14Lead lawyer Shafi Abdullah informed Justice Colin Lawrence-Sekera that a letter had been

00:19extended to Bukit Aman, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission and the Attorney-General's Chambers

00:25for this purpose.

00:27Shafi said that Ng is a potential witness and he will be attending a meeting on the

00:31matter next week.

00:33Ng was sentenced by a New York court to 10 years in prison after a jury found him guilty

00:39of corruption in March last year.

00:42He was repatriated to Malaysia in October 2023 to assist local authorities in the recovery

00:48of 1MDB assets.

00:51Inspector General of Police Raza Rudin Hussain said Ng was still in custody as the police

00:56looked to secure more information from him.

01:00Najib is standing trial on 25 counts of money laundering and abuse of power over the alleged

01:05misuse of 1MDB funds amounting to RM2.28 billion.

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