Najib Abdul Razak's defence team foresees that the RM2.27 billion 1MDB abuse of power and money laundering trial against him may spill over into 2026 if the former prime minister is ordered to enter his defence.

Lead defence counsel Muhammad Shafee Abdullah mentioned this during today's separate criminal court proceedings against Najib over a RM6.6 billion criminal breach of trust (CBT) case linked to payments made to the International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC).

Last week during proceedings...