KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 -- In an unprecedented development, the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) trial involving former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak at the High Court will now be heard over the weekend from this month onwards.

Based on the court e-filing system, High Court judge Datuk Collin Lawrence Sequerah has fixed several trial dates for court proceedings to continue on Saturdays.

Based on existing dates that have been fixed, court proceedings will resume this month on April 22 and continue until April 27.

Sequerah had on past occasions warned that the criminal trial had been dragging on for too long and had indicated to parties for the trial to conclude.

The trial, which commenced in August 2019, is now in its sixth year ...