1MDB TRIAL | Former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak's defence witness R Rajagopal testified that there was no instruction from the attorney-general (AG) to charge 1MDB's former CEOs Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi and Mohd Hazem Abd Rahman in the criminal court.

The retired police investigating officer told the High Court in Putrajaya today about what happened after he sent the investigation papers to the Attorney-General's Chambers.

During examination-in-chief by lead defence counsel Shafee Abdullah, Rajagopal...