News about Najib

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 24): While Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak's defence team sought to question the admissibility of 70 out of 780 documents that had been tendered as evidence in the SRC International Sdn Bhd trial, the prosecution maintained that these should be given due consideration by the High Court here.

  KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 24): It is the 25th day of Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s 1MDB-Tanore trial, with the defence scheduled to continue the cross-examination of the ninth prosecution witness — former 1MDB chief executive officer Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 23): The defence team in Datuk Seri Najib Razak's SRC International Sdn Bhd graft trial involving RM42 million of the company's funds has argued that the prosecution must first prove that the former prime minister indeed committed the predicate offences — criminal breach of trust (CBT) — in order for the money laundering charges to stand, as the two offences are related.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 23): Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak's lawyer claimed today that the ex-premier did not file a police report in 2015, when he found out RM42 million from SRC International Sdn Bhd was deposited into his account, because he wanted to avoid being accused of interfering with ongoing investigations.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 23): The prosecution and defence in Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak's SRC International Sdn Bhd trial have concluded their submissions at the end of the prosecution stage.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 23): The prosecution in Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s SRC International Sdn Bhd graft trial involving RM42 million of the company’s funds has shot down the rationale that he could not manage his own bank accounts, given he was also then finance minister in charge of the nation’s finances.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 23): The defence in Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s RM42 million SRC International Sdn Bhd trial has argued that the former premier cannot be charged with money laundering, as the predicate offences — criminal breach of trust (CBT) and abuse of power — have not been proven.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 22): 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) has made a payment of US$50.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 22): Lebanese jeweller Global Royalty SAL has suddenly withdrawn its suit against Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor over the handover of 44 pieces of jewellery to her that were worth US$14.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 22): The Attorney General has today obtained leave (permission) from the High Court here to institute contempt proceedings against Umno Supreme Council member Datuk Lokman Noor Adam for disrupting the administration of justice.