Najib fails in bid to quash 1MDB audit report tampering charge

The Kuala Lumpur High Court today dismissed Najib Abdul Razak's application to strike out the charge of tampering with the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) final audit report, a charge he is facing with 1MDB former chief executive officer Arul Kanda Kandasamy.

Judge Mohamed Zaini Mazlan made the decision after finding that the charge against Najib, 67, was not misleading as alleged by the former premier.