Defence lawyers are set to argue on Monday that the trial judge had erred in dismissing evidence showing that Najib was misled by Malaysian financier Jho Low and other 1MDB officials into believing that the funds in his account were a donation from the Saudi royal family, according to documents submitted to the court ahead of the hearing.
Muhammad Farhan Muhammad Shafee, a lawyer for Najib, confirmed that the documents were filed last month.READ: 'We believe in our innocence', say Najib and lawyers as they pledge to appeal 1MDB verdict Prosecutors have said more than US$1 billion of 1MDB funds made its way into Najib’s personal accounts, over which he faces a total of 42 criminal charges.
At least six countries have opened investigations into 1MDB, in a globe-spanning scandal that has implicated high-level officials and major financial institutions. In recent months, Malaysia has recovered more than US$3 billion from US bank Goldman Sachs, audit firm Deloitte, and Malaysian banking group AmBank in separate deals to settle claims linked to 1MDB probes.
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