Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah said he is “98% sure” that he will initiate proceedings against Thomas, and will need to send a show-cause letter to the lawyer.
Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah: We believe that there is overwhelming reason and strong grounds for us to seek his (Sri Ram’s) disqualification.
Lead defence counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah today explained that the application to adjourn the proceedings for this week is made on two grounds; firstly, to allow the team to seek documents from the US courts, which he said is very important to the case as they may affect the cross-examination of some of the witnesses in this trial.
However, Hazem had previously testified that the late Datuk Azlin Alias and Low told him that the investment fund was set up to raise money for the ex-prime minister and his political party Umno.
However, Shafee questioned Hazem's claim and accused him of being part of the whole dubious business affairs.
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High Court Judge Justice Mohamed Zaini Mazlan, in reading out his judgement earlier today, said Najib's claim that Sri Ram was biased against him was "without basis and misplaced".
As a result, the number of active cases fell before the 50,000-mark to 49,490.
Covid-19 national death toll climbed to 958
Former deputy chief secretary to the Cabinet Tan Sri Mazidah Abdul Majid told the court this when she was being cross-examined by Datuk Seri Najib Razak's defence lawyer Tan Sri Shafee Abdullah, in response to questions about cabinet ministers' code of conduct, and how conflict of interests are dealt with when it comes to matters raised in cabinet meetings.
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