00:00The KL High Court on Wednesday ordered Datuk Seri Najib Razak to enter his defence on four
00:07charges of using his position to obtain gratification totalling 2.28 billion ringgit in 1MDB funds
00:15and 21 money laundering charges involving the same amount.
00:20Justice Datuk Colin Lawrence Sekwera made the ruling after finding that the prosecution
00:25had established a prima facie case against the former prime minister on all the charges
00:30at the end of the prosecution's case.
00:33In response, Najib's counsel Tan Sri Mohammed Shafi Abdullah said that his client has nothing
00:40to hide and that he will give evidence from the stand.
00:44After the court interpreter read his options, Najib elected to give evidence under oath.
00:49The charges were framed under Section 23, Subsection 1 of the MACC Act 2009 and punishable
00:57under Section 24, Subsection 1 of the same Act.
01:01If he is convicted at the end of the defence case, Najib is facing imprisonment of up to
01:0620 years and a fine of five times the amount of gratification or 10,000 ringgit, whichever
01:11is higher.
01:1271-year-old Najib was sentenced to 12 years in prison in 2022 after being found guilty
01:20of graft in a separate 1MDB-linked case.
01:24The sentence was later halved by a pardons board chaired by the 16th Yang di-Pertuan
01:28Agong, with Najib set to be released in August 2028.
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