1MDB audit: Najib, ex-CEO to know on Friday if they need to enter defence

Former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak and 1MDB’s former CEO Arul Kanda Kandasamy will know tomorrow if they need to enter their defence in an audit case involving the sovereign wealth fund.

The Kuala Lumpur High Court has set March 3 to deliver its decision on whether the prosecution succeeded in establishing a prima facie case against the duo over alleged abuse of power.

Trial judge Mohamed Zaini Mazlan was initially fixed to...