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1MDB has initiated a civil lawsuit seeking US$5.64 billion in damages from former Prime Minister Najib Razak, accusing him of directing fraudulent schemes that depleted the sovereign fund of RM51.4 billion alongside fugitive financier Jho Low.
A Hong Kong kindergarten clerk is pursuing HK$8.4 million in damages after being struck by a taxi during the 2019 protests in Sham Shui Po, with the driver's defence claiming he was also a victim of violence that day.
The widow of delivery rider Amirul Hafiz Omar, killed in a March incident involving a drug-impaired driver in Klang, will file a RM1 million civil suit in August pending legal documentation.
The 1MDB lawsuit against Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor has hit another procedural roadblock, with the case awaiting judicial reassignment ahead of next week's management session.