Najib’s 1MDB Trial on Hold to Let Him Join Malaysia Politics
- Trial set to resume July 15 to let Najib speak at parliament
- Najib is set to campaign in Chini state seat by-election
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The 1MDB trial for Malaysia’s former leader Najib Razak is put on hold, allowing him to join the political campaign at an upcoming by-election and deliver a speech when parliament sits.
The judge agreed to continue the proceedings on July 15 with room for further delay until July 17 if Najib still has to attend parliament. That’s after his lawyer submitted a request to vacate the trial on Thursday due to a foreign ministry meeting. The lawyer then requested a later resumption to let Najib join the Chini state seat by-election campaign this week and speak in the parliament session set to begin July 13.