Najib appealing court’s refusal to recuse Sri Ram from acting as prosecutor in 1MDB trials
Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah: We believe that there is overwhelming reason and strong grounds for us to seek his (Sri Ram’s) disqualification.
1MDB-Tanore trial: Judge turns down Najib's request to delay trial this week
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.
Hazem: No evidence of Umno and Najib benefitting from 1MDB seen when I was CEO
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.
I didn't tell 1MDB board the truth as I was scared of Najib — ex-CEO
However, Shafee questioned Hazem's claim and accused him of being part of the whole dubious business affairs.
1MDB’s senior executive meetings held in Jho Low's apartment at 8 Kia Peng
... instead of 1MDB's office which is within a radius of less than 10km.
No one flagged concerns about Najib's personal interest in 1MDB during cabinet meetings, court told
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.
Jho Low's name not mentioned in Cabinet minutes and supporting docs, court heard
This was revealed by former deputy chief secretary to the Cabinet Tan Sri Mazidah Abdul Majid, the 11th prosecution witness in former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak's 1MDB-Tanore trial.
Najib told Cabinet to keep Arab donation to Yayasan 1MDB under wraps, witness claims
Former Cabinet deputy secretary-general Tan Sri Mazidah Abdul Majid, who is the prosecution's 11th witness in the 1MDB-Tanore trial, said today she attended the Cabinet meeting which Najib chaired on Sept 8, 2010.
High Court asks Anwar's lawyers to submit whether state of emergency referral questions will be heard first
It was reported on Feb 8 that four questions of law were posed before the apex court in addition to the Port Dickson Member of Parliament filing a judicial review application last month to challenge emergency.
Jho Low did not exist in the eyes of 1MDB board, says ex-CEO
Former 1MDB chief executive officer Mohd Hazem Abdul Rahman said this in the 1MDB-Tanore trial when questioned by defence lawyer Wan Aizuddin Wan Mohamad about the instructions Jho Low had given to Hazem via an email correspondence. Hazem said when such instructions were made, they would officially be referred to as instructions from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) instead of Jho Low himself.
