Only Deloitte willing to audit 'famous' 1MDB - witness

1MDB TRIAL | Deloitte was the only one of the big four international auditing firms willing to audit 1MDB in 2013, the Kuala Lumpur High Court heard this afternoon.

The Malaysian sovereign wealth fund’s former chief financial officer Azmi Tahir testified that the firm was the only one willing to be hired to audit 1MDB, which had become “famous” in the news.

The 12th prosecution witness was testifying during the Kuala Lumpur High Court trial of the RM2.28 billion 1MDB corruption case against former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak. 

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