KPMG Malaysia’s managing partner Johan Idris has described the instruction of Najib Abdul Razak to the audit firm to complete and sign off on its audit of 1MDB's 2013 financial statement within two weeks, as a form of intimidation.

He said this when re-examined by lead prosecutor Gopal Sri Ram at the former premier’s trial over the alleged misappropriation of RM2.3 billion of 1MDB funds, today.

The 14th prosecution witness was queried about...