Prosecution labels Najib 1MDB 'orchestrator' in final submissions

1MDB TRIAL | The prosecution in the trial of Najib Abdul Razak, accused of misappropriating RM2.3 billion from 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), today asserted that the former prime minister was not a victim but the principal architect of his own criminal conduct.

Deputy public prosecutor (DPP) Ahmad Akram Gharib submitted that the evidence revealed that Najib was not wronged by others, but instead systematically used others to execute his bidding, and now seeks to evade the legal consequences of his own actions.