News about Datuk Seri Najib Razak

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 22): Datuk Seri Najib Razak (pictured) denied that the letters from Arab royalty which were sent to him in relation to the donations he received were faked, as suggested by adhoc prosecutor Datuk V Sithambaram.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 21): Former Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan claimed trial at the Sessions Court to two counts of money laundering under the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds from Unlawful Activity Act 2001.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 17): Datuk Seri Najib Razak's defence team, led by senior counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah (pictured), spent 45 minutes today at the High Court here trying to discredit the audio recording made by National Audit Department's (NAD) Nor Salwani Muhammad.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 14): The lawyer for co-accused Arul Kanda Kandasamy (pictured) in the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) audit report tampering case will not be cross-examining prosecution witnesses until his client is called to testify for the prosecution.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 13): The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief Latheefa Koya will be called in by the police over the release of tapped phone calls involving former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak, Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador said today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 13): The final version of the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) audit report in 2016 was not to be printed until former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak had given his approval, a former audit director told the High Court today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 10): The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) should be commended instead of criticised for publicising the alleged audio recordings of tele-conversations involving former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, his wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, ex-MACC chief Tan Sri Dzulkifli Ahmad, former government figures and a foreign dignitary, said Persatuan Patriot Kebangsaan (Patriot) today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 9): Another person that is not too happy about the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s (MACC) release of audio recordings allegedly involving former PM Datuk Seri Najib Razak and wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, former MACC chief Tan Sri Dzulkifli Ahmad, a foreign dignitary and several other individuals is Bukit Gelugor lawmaker Ramkarpal Singh (pictured).

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 9): Lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah is of the view that the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) had committed subjudice and contempt of court with their publicising of recordings that implicating high-ranking officials and former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 8): In light of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) revelations of audio recordings of telephone conversations between Datuk Seri Najib Razak and several others in 2016 on the 1MDB issue, civil rights lawyer Syahredzan Johan today stated that it was actually during the ex-PM’s rule that it was made legal for the authorities to tap tele-conversations.