Najib allowed to attend 1MDB trial despite yellow MySejahtera status

Najib Abdul Razak was finally allowed to attend the open-court proceedings of his RM2.28 billion 1MDB corruption trial.

The former prime minister and finance minister, whose MySejahtera status still indicates a Casual Contact (yellow colour), was seen sitting in the dock during the criminal court hearing before judge Collin Lawrence Sequerah.

The accused’s counsel...