Najib's SRC Trial: Tuesday is D-Day for Najib verdict in SRC case

The case of SRC funds totalling RM42 million Total number of charges: 7 3 counts of criminal breach of trust Offence: Section 409 of the  Penal Code Penalty: Maximum 20 years’ jail + whipping + a fine 1 count of abuse of power Offence: Section 23(1) of MACC Act 2009 (punishable under Section 24 of the same act) Penalty: Maximum 20 years’ jail + a fine of not less than five times the amount of the bribe, or RM10,000, whichever is higher 3 counts of money laundering Offence:  Section 4(1)(b) of AMLATFPUAA 2001 Penalty: Maximum 15 years’ jail + a fine of RM5 million, or five times the amount, whichever is higher, for each charge ALL eyes will be on the Kuala Lumpur High Court (Criminal 3) on Tuesday, when former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak learns whether he will be acquitted of all seven charges against him in relation to RM42 million belonging to SRC International Sdn Bhd or whether the court will find him guilty of several, if not all, of the charges.

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MoF: Goldman Sachs reps in Malaysia to discuss 1MDB settlement deal

KUALA LUMPUR (July 20): Senior representatives of Goldman Sachs Group Inc have flown into Malaysia this week to continue its discussions with the Malaysian government on the repatriation of 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) funds and assets into the country, said Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.

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SRC trial kicks off despite Najib’s last-minute delay tactic

  KUALA LUMPUR (April 4): The highly anticipated trial of Datuk Seri Najib Razak involving the transfer of millions of funds from SRC International Sdn Bhd, a former 1Malaysia Development (1MDB) subsidiary, began at the High Court here yesterday, eight months after he was first charged.

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