Former Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak has filed a fresh affidavit to support his application for bank documents related to his ongoing 1MDB trial.

Based on the affidavit that was submitted by his legal team to the Kuala Lumpur High Court on Monday, Najib is asserting that there is new evidence that can back his defence, and his lawyers are trying to get their hands on the documents and information, many of which are overseas.

These include court documents from a criminal trial in the US against fugitive Low Taek Jho and former Goldman Sachs banker Roger Ng; and the transcripts or forensic...