The judge will be delivering his decision at the end of the prosecution’s case on Oct 30.
Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak had earlier apologised to all Malaysians over the 1MDB scandal, which occurred while he was the prime minister.
An accused who is called to enter a defence may elect to testify under oath from the witness stand; give a statement from the dock; or remain silent, in which case the court must proceed to convict him.Najib publicly apologised to all Malaysians The abuse of power offences were allegedly committed at an AmIslamic Bank Berhad branch, Jalan Raja Chulan, Bukit Ceylon between Feb 24, 2011, and Dec 19, 2014.
Some of the high profile witnesses were former 1MDB chairman Bakke Salleh, former 1MDB chief executive Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi and former Bank Negara governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz.
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