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Malaysia adjourned former leader Najib Razak’s 1MDB trial over concern his lawyer may have been exposed to the new coronavirus.
Former Prime Minister Najib’s entire defense team couldn’t attend the proceedings as they were ordered to self-quarantine, said a representative from the law firm Shafee & Co. His lawyer Muhammad Shafee Abdullah attended an event, when he came in contact with a family member who worked in the same office as a person confirmed to have the virus.
Najib is undergoing trial for dozens of corruption charges linked to his alleged role in troubled state fund 1MDB, or 1Malaysia Development Bhd. He has consistently denied wrongdoing.
Judge Collin Lawrence Sequerah asked the lawyers to show an official letter confirming that Shafee’s family member was told to be tested for the disease known as Covid-19.
, as well as documentation to say the defense team was ordered to go into quarantine. Otherwise, the trial should resume on Friday, he said.