Datuk Seri Najib Razak took the stand at the Kuala Lumpur High Court on Monday (Dec 2) as the first defence witness in the RM2.28bil 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) graft trial.br br Najib's lead counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah told Justice Collin Lawrence Sequerah that his client has requested to the court that he read his 525-page witness statement.