News by Hafiz Yatim

"The non-compliance (by the prosecution) does not justify the striking out of the notice. I direct that the notice be amended if (the prosecution) so wishes within seven days of today.

"The application by Umno Pekan to strike out (the notice of forfeiture) is dismissed," said Justice Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali in his brief oral decision.

Najib's then-special officer Datuk Wan Ahmad Shihab Wan Ismail was appointed to the company's board on May 22, 2012.

This came after two separate High Courts today were informed that Hasan and Akademi Pemuda are not contesting the order.

Presiding judge Mohamed Zaini Mazlan ordered the prosecution to quickly prepare and give the documents to the defence.

This was the view of Najib's former political secretary Datuk Wong Nai Chee, 50, who was called as the fifth prosecution witness in the trial of the former premier's alleged involvement in money laundering and abuse of power in relation to funds from 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), otherwise known as the 1MDB-Tanore trial.

Noorhaina Hirawani Mohd Noor, who was formerly seconded to the Prime Minister’s Department from sometime in 2013 till Aug 2014, said she helped set up Orb Solutions Sdn Bhd to serve as a digital agency for Najib to manage his personal online communications and assets, such as his personal websites, social media, and any other activities that are considered online-to-offline conducted from time to time.

The three witnesses are former Kota Melaka MP Datuk Wong Nai Chee, who was Najib's adviser in Chinese affairs, Batu Kawan Umno division chief Datuk Mohd Noor Ahmad and Companies Commission of Malaysia officer Rafidah Yahya.

The prosecution will establish facts which will give rise to an irresistible inference that Jho Low and the accused (Najib) acted as one at all material times.

Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah said the defence did not want to delay the trial, but to bring to the court's attention that the Court of Appeal had on Monday granted leave to Najib and Shafee's applications to remove the former Federal Court judge from leading the prosecution in their cases.

“He (Najib) is about the same age as I am. I have also endured having to sit on the wooden bench for two hours [in a separate case]. At our age, we do not have much flesh [on our buttocks].”