{
  "id": 671021,
  "title": "1MDB US$5.64bil civil suit: Najib objects to 80pct of Shahrol Azral witness statement",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/1mdb-us-5-64bil-civil-suit-najib-objects-to-80pct-of-shahrol-azral",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T13:35:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/08/1509895/1mdb-us564bil-civil-suit-najib-objects-80pct-shahrol-azral-witness"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: About 80 per cent of former 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) chief executive officer Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi's 168-page witness statement has been objected to on hearsay grounds in the civil suit involving former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}