Former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak was charged in the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court today in relation to the accusation he ordered the tampering of the 1MDB audit report.

Najib was charged with receiving gratification in the form of protection from ethical, civil or criminal actions against him as a public officer in relation to 1MDB, by ordering the alteration of the final audit report before it is presented to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC)...