1MDB TRIAL | An MACC investigating officer testified that Najib Abdul Razak as then prime minister took multiple steps to hinder MACC’s investigation into the 1MDB affair.

However, before the Kuala Lumpur High Court today, Nur Aida Arifin conceded that there is no direct evidence of these alleged steps, among them regarding then attorney-general Mohamed Apandi Ali “NFA” (no further action) over the investigation against the former premier.

The 49th prosecution witness was...