He took active steps to effect a cover-up of his criminal acts. The prosecution will rely on all this evidence to show that the accused had the requisite mens rea when the offences with which he is charged were committed.

Initially I did not understand why Shafee and Najib were so afraid of Gopal Sri Ram leading the charge as lead public prosecutor in the 1MDB trial.

Now I know why. 

Altough i hate Najib but rules of law must be followed

Najib is innocent until found guilty by court..not lawyer, PM, polticians, Macai's and etc

meanwhile LGE dropped case with the help of AG..what kind of justice is this?

Just be prepared that the first few days of the trail will be very boring. Word from ground is that first few witnesses will be background and scene setting, so nothing controversial.

The true fireworks will come in when the bankers take the stand. The mother of all bombs will be when MO1 himself has to undergo cross-examination. The closing statements should also dazzle.

Also expect a lot of attempts by the defence to delay the trial. Najib might even start displaying prostrate problems suddenly!