News about trial

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 20): The Inland Revenue Board (IRB) will be looking for a replacement for tax lawyer Datuk DP Naban, who had acted for the board in its case against former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak, a source said today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 20): A business man was told that RM5 million withdrawn from a Maybank branch here in December 2015 was for "RM", the High Court heard today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 20): A Finance Ministry official told the High Court that despite giving “bold and strong” advice to then-prime minister and finance minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak, the Education Ministry decided to go ahead with the issuance of the letter of approval to Jepak Holdings Sdn Bhd for the solar hybrid project in late 2016.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 19): Former education secretary-general Tan Sri Madinah Mohamad confirmed today that she was instructed by Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor to look into and expedite a RM1.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 19): Former Education Ministry secretary-general Tan Sri Madinah Mohamad continued to be grilled by the defence team today during cross-examination in Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor’s solar graft trial.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 18): Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor's lawyers today highlighted what they see as former Education Ministry secretary-general Tan Sri Madinah Mohamad's inconsistent stand in court on the issue of generator sets for 369 rural schools in Sarawak.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 18): Former education secretary-general Tan Sri Madinah Mohamad agrees that she should have rejected the proposal made by Jepak Holdings Sdn Bhd for a solar hybrid project involving 369 schools in Sarawak back in 2016.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 13): Former foreign affairs minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman, the sixth defence witness in the SRC International Sdn Bhd trial, told the court that the Cabinet was not alerted of the alleged financial assistance from the late King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia as it was a personal donation.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 13): Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor asked the former education secretary-general Tan Sri Dr Madinah Mohamed to look into and speed up the process of approving the solar hybrid project for 369 schools in Sarawak.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 13): Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor's defence team today produced a letter sent by Vignesh Kumar & Associates on behalf of Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid to the attorney-general, stating that their client was willing to testify against the “prime mover” of the solar hybrid project.