Najib's defence wants parts of ex-1MDB CEO's witness statement removed

Najib Abdul Razak’s defence team has applied for the removal of parts of former 1MDB CEO Mohd Hazem Abdul Rahman’s written witness statement, the Kuala Lumpur High Court heard this afternoon.

During the former prime minister’s RM2.28 billion 1MDB corruption trial, lead defence counsel Muhammad Shafee Abdullah argued that this was because the 118-page document contained multiple hearsay allegations...