PUTRAJAYA: It was a marathon affair at the High Court for the decision in Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) graft trial. Justice Collin Lawrence Sequerah himself took five hours to read his judgment and finished at 5pm after several breaks, including for Friday prayers. Justice Sequerah also found an “unequivocal nexus” between the former prime minister and fugitive financier Low Taek Jho (Jho Low). After Justice Sequerah, who is currently a Federal Court judge, finally finished reading his judgment, the court allowed a 30-minute break before mitigation began. After a brief back-and-forth, Justice Sequerah said there had been a misunderstanding, explaining that he initially thought the defence was seeking a new date for mitigation.

Source: The Star December 27, 2025 00:45 UTC