• UPDATED 12.45PM | Additional comments from Shafee and Sri Ram on proposed amendments.

AUDIT TAMPERING TRIAL | The proposed amendments to the 1MDB audit report tampering charges against Najib Abdul Razak is substantial and not mere typos, said the former prime minister’s counsel, Muhammad Shafee Abdullah.

During open-court proceedings before the Kuala Lumpur High Court this morning, Shafee said this when stating the defence’s objection against the prosecution’s application to amend the charge.