News about Datuk Seri Najib Razak

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 2): About 10 prosecution witnesses are scheduled to testify in lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah's (pictured) trial, where the accused is facing two money laundering charges involving RM9.

PUTRAJAYA (Sept 25): A three-member Court of Appeal bench today allowed former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak's (pictured) application for a 30-day extension to file a petition of appeal against his conviction, 12 years' jail and RM210 million fine in the SRC International Sdn Bhd case.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 23): The prosecution in ex-prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's (pictured) SRC International Sdn Bhd case had not filed its petition of appeal against the High Court's sentencing within the specified 10-day duration after the record of appeal was filed on Sept 10, 2020, a source familiar with matter told theedgemarkets.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 22): The defence team in Datuk Seri Najib Razak's (pictured) SRC International Sdn Bhd case is asking the Court of Appeal to grant more time for it to file a petition of appeal, which was initially fixed to be filed by next Monday (Sept 28).

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 17): Former 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) chief executive officer Mohd Hazem Abdul Rahman (pictured) was offered almost triple his salary in his previous company to join 1MDB, the High Court heard today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 15): Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak had pressured former 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) chief executive officer Mohd Hazem Abdul Rahman (pictured) to request audit firm KPMG to conclude the audit of the state fund’s financial statements for 2013 despite certain irregularities it found, the High Court heard today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 15): Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak had used part of the US$3 billion raised by 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) — initially intended for the development of the Tun Razak Exchange (TRX) — to acquire land in Ayer Itam, Penang as part of Umno’s campaigning leading up to the 2013 General Elections (GE13), the High Court heard today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 10): High Court judge Justice Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali characterised the conviction of former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak (pictured), last July 28, as the worst case of abuse of position.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 9): A former aide of Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor today told the High Court about the level of influence the then prime minister's wife wielded in government, where she helped entrepreneurs and contractors who approached her to get government projects.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 9): Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor (pictured) wanted up to 17% of Jepak Holdings Sdn Bhd’s RM1.