By Riyaz ul Khaliq </p> <p> </p> <p>ANKARA (AA) – The trial of former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak in a million-dollar corruption case started on Wednesday in Kuala Lumpur on at least seven charges, local media reported. </p> <p> </p> <p>According to The Star online, the high-profile trial was heard before justice Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali. </p> <p> </p> <p>Razak is accused of transferring 42 million Malaysian ringgits ($14 million) from SRC International, a subsidiary company of state fund 1MDB (1Malaysia Development Berhad), into his personal bank accounts. </p> <p> </p> <p>In February, the court had temporarily stayed the hearing of the graft case. </p> <p> </p> <p>Najib is facing three counts of criminal breach of trust, one charge of abusing his position and three counts of money laundering over SRC International Sdn Bhd funds. </p> <p> </p> <p>The former prime minister pleaded not guilty on the charges. </p> <p> </p> <p>The prosecution has submitted over 3,000 pages of documents, including the minutes of meetings of SRC International, and is calling 50 witnesses to testify during the entire trial. </p> <p> </p> <p>Justice Nazlan had dismissed Razak’s application that said the abuse of power charges against him were "defective" and should be heard on Wednesday before the commencement of the trial. </p> <p> </p> <p>"That can be heard at a later date," Nazlan ruled.