1MDB TRIAL | Ex-premier Najib Abdul Razak has rubbished prosecutors' claims that he abused power to receive nearly US$20 million gratification in 2011.

The former chairperson of 1MDB's board of advisers testified today that the allegation is baseless and absurd because the three alleged true masterminds ran off with hundreds of millions of dollars linked to 1MDB.

Najib told the Kuala Lumpur High Court that...