The Malaysian Insight

FORMER prime minister Najib Razak and former Treasury secretary-general Dr Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah were today charged with six counts of criminal breach of trust involving more than RM6.63 billion.

Najib and Irwan were jointly charged at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court.

The charges, related to funds linked to troubled state investor 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), carry a combined maximum jail term of 120 years, with caning and a fine.

Today’s charges bring to 38 the total number of charges Najib faces.

The former finance minister was previously charged with 32 counts of criminal breach of trust, money-laundering and misuse of power involving RM2.6 billion allegedly from 1MDB, which he claimed was a donation from Saudi Arabia, and another RM42 million from a former 1MDB subsidiary, SRC International.

Najib and Irwan were represented by Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, K. Kumaraendran, Geethan Ram Vincent and Harvinderjit Singh.

Najib’s legal team comprises of lead counsel Shafee, along with lawyers Harvinderjit, Farhan Read, Wan Aizuddin, Rahmat Hazlan, Muhammad Farhan Shafee and Syahirah Hanapia.

Special prosecutor Gopal Sri Ram led the prosecution team. – October 25, 2018.