1MDB trial | Ex-Treasury sec-gen Irwan questions why he was charged

1MDB trial | Former Treasury secretary-general Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah questioned why he was being charged in court despite trying to help 1MDB settle its mountain of debt.

During this afternoon’s RM2.28 billion 1MDB corruption trial against former premier Najib Abdul Razak, the 42nd prosecution witness asked why he (Irwan) was hauled to face a separate criminal breach of trust (CBT) case involving RM6.6 billion linked to International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC).

Irwan told the Kuala Lumpur High Court that...