The prosecution contended that if Najib Abdul Razak had no “dirty linen”, the former premier should have allowed the original copy of the 1MDB audit report to go to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in 2016.

Lead deputy public prosecutor Gopal Sri Ram told the Kuala Lumpur High Court today that the totality of testimony of the various prosecution witnesses shows that the then finance minister had used his power to prevent the release of the report with the “09” watermark to PAC.

The prosecutor pointed out that...