1MDB trial: Najib sought evidence from US court to bolster defence

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Datuk Seri Najib Razak had sought evidence from a U.S. court to bolster his defence in the 1MDB trial at the risk of implicating himself, the KL High Court heard on Monday (Dec 9).  The former premier testified that it would have been "totally insane" for him to attempt the evidence if he did not believe it would exonerate him.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/27cz85az  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Datuk Siri Najib Razak had sought evidence from a U.S. court to bolster his defense in

00:07the 1MDB trial at the risk of implicating himself, the High Court heard on Monday.

00:13He testified that it would have been totally insane for him to attempt the evidence if

00:18he did not believe it would exonerate him.

00:21Instead of seeking for the evidence, the former Prime Minister said it would be logical for

00:25him to suppress the evidence if he did not believe it would support his defense.

00:31Najib was referring to the letters sent by his lawyers to judges in the U.S. Southern

00:35and Eastern District Court in New York on March 14, 2021.

00:40He claimed that evidence beneficial to his case was mentioned by former Goldman Sachs

00:44banker Tim Leissner during his testimony in Roger Ng's trial, which revealed key details

00:50about the duo's alleged roles in the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal.

00:55Najib was testifying on the sixth day of his defense in the 2.28 billion ringgit 1MDB

01:01graft trial.

01:02The hearing continues before Justice Colin Lawrence-Sequeira.

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