Sarawak Report editor Clare Rewcastle-Brown, who has researched and written extensively on the 1MDB affair, is at the Duta Court Complex.

She is hoping to hear first-hand how the prosecution lays out its case.

The hearing of the criminal trial against former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak begins today.

He is accused of criminal breach of trust and money laundering in relation to funds belonging to SRC International Sdn Bhd, a former 1MDB subsidiary.