KUALA LUMPUR: The 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) trial involving Datuk Seri Najib Razak is postponed for two days due to the former prime minister being warded at the Kuala Lumpur Hospital (HKL) since Monday (Sept 9) for acute knee pain.
HKL’s senior orthopaedic consultant Dr Siti Hawa Tahir told the High Court that the Prisons Department had referred Najib to her following a complaint of acute pain in his right knee.
“He was given a two-day medical certificate (MC) and the current treatment provided to him is a strong analgesic for his pain.
As of now he is on opioids and we want him to be able to walk comfortably with no other complications,” she told Justice Collin Lawrence Sequerah here on Tuesday (Sept 10).
The doctor said opioids acts on the brain and Najib has complaints of drowsiness since he was prescribed the medication last night.
“There were probably other symptoms as well but I have not seen him this morning,” said Dr Siti Hawa when testifying on the witness stand.
