Justice Collin Lawrence Sequerah, who is reading his decision in the RM2.28bil 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) trial, said it was the contention of the defence team that Najib's charges were “defective, duplicitous, and ambiguous.”

Malaysian police have crippled a Nepali triad gang, believed to be involved in a spate of extortion and robberies against their fellow countrymen, with the arrest of 11 of its members, including two women.