News about Muhammad Shafee Abdullah

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 18): Former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak (caption) has asked for an early break in today's proceedings of the 1Malaysia Development Bhd-Tanore (1MDB-Tanore) trial to seek treatment for his eyes following the worsening haze engulfing the country.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 18): The defence in Datuk Seri Najib Razak's 1Malaysia Development Bhd-Tanore (1MDB-Tanore) trial told the High Court here yesterday that fugitive financier Low Taek Jho had bandied about several big names as possible directors and trustees for the Terengganu Investment Authority (TIA) and its foundation.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 11): Datuk Seri Najib Razak's trial on abuse of power and money laundering involving funds from 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB-Tanore trial) has been postponed to next Tuesday as the former prime minister is on two days' medical leave due to another bout of conjunctivitis.

SHAH ALAM (Sept 7): A witness yesterday told the High Court here that the body of Cradle Fund chief executive officer (CEO) Nazrin Hassan (pictured) was found on the floor at the corner of a bed in his burnt bedroom on June 14 last year.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 6): The Attorney General's Chamber (AGC) will file an application for leave to appeal in the Federal Court against the decision by the Court of Appeal which granted leave to Datuk Seri Najib Razak and his lead counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, to start a judicial review application to remove former federal court judge Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram (pictured) from prosecuting the former prime minister in the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) case.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 6): Datuk Amhari Efendi Nazaruddin (pictured) “solely depended” on the words of his late boss Datuk Azlin Alias, as well as Low Taek Jho to act on the fugitive financier’s instructions as the civil service hierarchy’s protocol had prevented him from speaking directly to the prime minister, the High Court was told yesterday.

SHAH ALAM (Sept 4): The murder trial of Cradle Fund chief executive officer Nazrin Hassan (pictured) will begin this Friday at 9am in the High Court here, with the prosecution expected to call about 60 witnesses to the stand.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 3): The High Court here allowed an application by senior lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, who is facing charges for money laundering involving RM9.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 28): Datuk Seri Najib Razak's lawyer maintains that the former premier has been misled by fugitive financier Jho Low on the dealings of 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 28): The defence in Datuk Seri Najib Razak's 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) trial today brought up the issue of Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram's appointment as a senior deputy public prosecutor in the case.