Datuk Seri Najib Razak told the High Court that a recent remark by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim had "validated" his claims that the prosecution against him in the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) case was "rushed and flawed".
The former prime minister was asked of his opinion on Anwar's remarks on flaws of the prosecutorial process during his RM2.28bil 1MDB graft trial that convened at the Palace of Justice, Putrajaya on Tuesday (Jan 7).
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The former prime minister was asked of his opinion on Anwar's remarks on flaws of the prosecutorial process during his RM2.28bil 1MDB graft trial that convened at the Palace of Justice, Putrajaya on Tuesday (Jan 7).
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00:00Datuk Seri Najib Razak told the High Court that a recent remark by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim
00:10had validated his claims that the prosecution against him in the One Malaysia Development Berhad case
00:16was rushed and flawed.
00:18The former Prime Minister was asked of his opinion on Anwar's remarks on flaws of the prosecutorial process
00:25during his 2.28 billion 1MDB graft trial that convened at the Palace of Justice on Tuesday.
00:32During his testimony, Najib said he had provided glaring procedural deficiencies
00:38that aligned with Anwar's remarks about prosecutions against high-profile figures.
00:44The statement in question was made by Anwar on December 21,
00:48in which he described several high-profile prosecutions in 2018 as
00:53tainted by venom and enmity.
00:55Najib said key figures such as former CEO Datuk Sharul Azral Ibrahim Halmy
01:00and former General Counsel Jasmine Liu, among others, were not charged but were made witnesses instead.
01:06On October 30, Najib was ordered by the High Court to enter his defense
01:11on four counts of using his position to obtain 2.28 billion ringgit gratification from 1MDB's funds
01:19and 21 counts of money laundering involving the same amount.
01:24The hearing continues before Justice Colin Lawrence Sequeira on Wednesday.