The High Court today postponed the hearing of former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s trial involving the misappropriation of RM2.3 billion from 1MDB funds.
Judge Datuk Collin Lawrence Sequerah allowed the postponement following a request by deputy public prosecutor Ahmad Akram Gharib following the sudden passing of Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram, who was described “like a father figure to the 1Malaysia Development Berhad 's prosecution's team”. "My Lord, you know, Sri Ram was our boss and team leader and he is like a father to all of us. Today was set for continued hearing.
He requested an adjournment for today and tomorrow to redistribute the case workload and to attend Sri Ram's wake tomorrow. “His wake for non-family members to pay their respects is tomorrow at Nirvana 2 Kuala Lumpur between 8 am to 1 pm and he will then be cremated at Nirvana Shah Alam,” said Ahmad Akram.Najib’s lead counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah did not object to it. “We have no objections to the adjournment and our condolences to the prosecution team,” said the veteran counsel.
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