Witness denies suit against him dropped so he would testify against Najib

1MDB TRIAL | Azmi Tahir disagreed that a 1MDB-linked civil suit against him was withdrawn in return for his testimony against Najib Abdul Razak.

The former 1MDB chief financial officer (CFO) however agreed with the former prime minister’s legal team that the names of several prosecution witnesses were also dropped from similar civil actions.

During today’s criminal trial against Najib over the RM2.28 billion 1MDB corruption case, the 12th prosecution witness testified that...