Trial put off as Najib is in hospital with stomach ailment

THE trial of Najib Razak relating to the embezzlement of 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) funds was postponed today after the former prime minister was reported to be suffering from severe diarrhoea and had to be referred to specialists at Kuala Lumpur Hospital.

Appeal Court judge Collin Lawrence Sequerah, appearing as High Court judge, made the decision after Kajang Prison medical officer Dr Mohd Hafiz Mohd Hoshni provided an explanation on Najib’s health condition at today’s proceedings. He also ordered the trial to resume on Thursday.