Former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak has filed his 525-page witness statement for the defence stage trial of his RM2.27 billion 1MDB abuse of power and money laundering case.

Deputy public prosecutor Ahmad Akram Gharib confirmed that the former premier’s legal team from Shafee & Co served via email to the prosecution a copy of the witness statement.

“The prosecution was served with Najib’s witness statement via email around 5.48pm...