KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 – The defence in Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s corruption trial has submitted 2,500 pages of arguments for the former prime minister’s case related to 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) at the High Court here.
Najib’s lead counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah said due to overwhelming evidence, the extensive submission is crucial to emphasise their point on why the court should consider their arguments thoroughly.
“This is to show that the charges are defective, especially the four principal charges.
“The charges suffer from defects such as multiplicity and duplicity, which lead to ambiguity,” Muhammad Shafee said before beginning his submission before Justice Datuk Collin Lawrence Sequerah.
Najib, 71, faces four charges of abusing his position to obtain RM2.3 billion from 1MDB funds and 21 charges of money laundering involving the same amount.
The former prime minister and finance minister faces up to 20 years in prison and a fine of either five times the amount of the bribe or RM10,000, whichever is higher, upon conviction.
