KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court will decide on Monday (April 29) if it will quash or amend any of the charges in Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s corruption trial. Justice Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali set the decision for 9am on Monday, after hearing submissions by both parties. Najib's lawyer, former Solicitor-General II Datuk Mohd Yusof Zainal Abiden, submitted that the charges against his client for criminal breach of trust (CBT) lacked clarity and specificity. Defence lawyer Datuk Kamarul Hisham Kamaruddin argued charges of corruption could not be tried concurrently with CBT. Referring to the RM42mil at the heart of Najib's charges, Kamarul Hisham said the money could not be both gratification and as money obtained via a breach of trust.

Source: The Star April 26, 2019 07:07 UTC