Court tells prosecution in Roger Ng's 1MDB case to get instructions from AGC

The prosecution in former Goldman Sachs banker Roger Ng Chong Hwa’s case has been ordered by the Kuala Lumpur High Court today to obtain appropriate instructions from the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) so that the case will not be on hold for too long.

Judge Muhammad Jamil Hussin said this after deputy public prosecutor Zaki Asyraf Zubir informed the court on Ng’s temporary extradition to the US until Feb 28, 2024, to proceed with appeals in criminal cases that were brought against him in the country.

“If this case is...