News about Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 8): Datuk Seri Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah told the High Court here today that he did not tell the complete truth on his resignation as second finance minister in June 2016 because he wanted "to cover" the then prime minister (PM) Datuk Seri Najib Razak amid concerns on how 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) and former 1MDB subsidiary SRC International Sdn Bhd were managed.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 6): Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, the lead counsel for Datuk Seri Najib Razak in the SRC International Sdn Bhd trial, expressed frustration with former Minister of Finance II Datuk Seri Ahmad Husni Mohamad Hanadzlah's testimony today.

  KUALA LUMPUR (April 18): Former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak is a victim of fugitive financier Low Taek Jho’s (Jho Low) conspiracy, his lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah claimed yesterday.

  KUALA LUMPUR (March 29): The High Court has fixed Wednesday, April 3, to start hearing the seven criminal breach of trust and abuse of power charges against former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, in relation to the RM42 million SRC International Sdn Bhd’s money that was deposited into his accounts.

  PUTRAJAYA (March 12): Attorney-General Tommy Thomas told the Court of Appeal yesterday that the prosecution is under public pressure from within and outside the country to ensure that former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s criminal breach of trust and money laundering trial begins as soon as possible.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 11): The high profile trial of former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak (pictured) has been fixed for 43 days over two separate sessions in February and March next year.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 9): Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah (pictured), leading former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s legal defence team, is unhappy with the transfer of judges in Najib’s case involving money laundering, criminal breach of trust (CBT) and abuse of power in relation to SRC International Sdn Bhd.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 8): Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak was today charged with three counts of money laundering in relation to a probe into 1Malaysia Development Bhd's former subsidiary SRC International Sdn Bhd.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 4): Defence counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah said his request for a gag order on Datuk Seri Najib Razak's trial is to prevent pre-judgement of the case.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 4): Civil rights lawyer Syahredzan Johan has questioned the need to issue an interim gag order on the media in ex-Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s court case.