1MDB trial: Prosecution witness gives inconsistent and contradictory evidence against Najib

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The prosecution witnesses in the RM2.28bil 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) trial at the High Court had given inconsistent and contradictory evidence against Datuk Seri Najib Razak, his defence team argued on Monday (Sept 30).  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/3xwn9rrr  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00The prosecution witnesses in the 2.28 billion ringgit 1MDB trial at the KL High Court

00:08had given inconsistent and contradictory evidence against Datuk Seri Najib Razak,

00:13his defence team argued on Monday.

00:16Lawyer Wan Azwan Ayman Wan Fakhruddin, who represented the former premier,

00:20said the inconsistencies and contradictions in the testimony of former 1MDB CEO

00:26Mohamed Hazem Abdulrahman made him a non-credible and unreliable witness.

00:32He further said that Mohamed Hazem, who was the 10th prosecution witness,

00:36deliberately took action to conceal 1MDB's financial losses from audit firm KPMG

00:42and played a crucial role in ensuring the firm's termination.

00:46He said Mohamed Hazem admitted that the decision to replace KPMG was strategic,

00:52aiming to bring in auditors who would be more compliant with management's directives

00:57and less likely to uncover financial discrepancies.

01:00Wan Azwan was making his submission at the end of the prosecution's trial.

01:05The defence further submitted that the testimony by the 47th prosecution witness,

01:11Bank Negara Malaysia analyst Adam Arif Mohamed Roslan,

01:15should also be made inadmissible as he was not a witness of fact nor an expert witness.

01:22Wan Azwan said the witness himself had confirmed that the money trail analysis

01:27could be undertaken by anyone, only showing that the matter did not require specialised knowledge.

01:33The hearing before Justice Colin Lawrence-Sikara resumes on Tuesday.

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