“He interfered with the course of investigation of the case which has come to be known as the 1MDB scandal. He took active steps to effect a cover up of his criminal acts,” Gopal told the Kuala Lumpur High Court in his opening statement.
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 28): Malaysian prosecutors on Wednesday said former prime minister Najib Razak abused his power to cover up the theft of hundreds of millions of dollars from the state-fund 1MDB and used the fund for self gratification.
On the opening day of the biggest trial into the 1MDB financial scandal, prosecutor Gopal Sri Ram said Najib used his position to evade justice, especially after news of the scandal broke in July 2015.
