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Former Malaysia premier Najib Razak said on Thursday his right to a fair trial was at risk in his appeal against a 12-year jail sentence linked to the 1MDB ...

"This is a very serious matter. Hisyam told reporters another request to withdraw on Thursday was denied. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com

Malaysia's top judges Thursday disallowed the lead defense counsel to discharge himself from representing former Prime Minister Najib Razak as the final ...

He also said that a court would never allow an accused to be unrepresented when asked to comment on Hisyam’s request to be discharged. “In some cases, the court even assigns lawyers to represent accused who are unable to afford lawyers. This is a very serious matter, and I hope the court will take it into account and make remedial measures at some point in time,” he said. “As you know, my counsel have indicated that they are unwilling to continue because of the fact that they had very limited time to prepare. On Tuesday, the Federal Court also turned down his legal team’s request for a retrial. “The court is within its discretion to discharge a counsel. Are you aware that as a superior court, we have the inherent jurisdiction to administer justice and that our jurisdiction is to ensure that the court functions?” Tengku Maimun asked. Sithambaram began his opening statement by reminding the court that Najib was the country’s prime minister and finance minister when the alleged crimes were committed. It was an error of judgment on my part to have accepted the brief,” Hisyam told the judges. Hisyam did not raise a single objection during the prosecution’s oral submission. “We reiterate that we have given the broad grounds. “I want to start by tendering my sincere apology that I am unable to proceed with the appeal.

Ad hoc prosecutor V Sithambaram says there is no evidence whatsoever that Najib Razak ever acted to protect and preserve the interests of SRC International.

It was unusual when the newly established company (SRC) was given such a huge loan. It was plain and obvious that he used all of his positions to extract financial gain from the RM4 billion Retirement Fund Inc (KWAP) loan to SRC International. "What the appellant’s plan was for the billions standing frozen in a Swiss bank is anybody’s guess.

Najib Razak is seeking to quash his conviction for abuse of power, money laundering and criminal breach of trust over SRC funds amounting to RM42 million ...

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PUTRAJAYA - Former Malaysia premier Najib Razak's lawyers on Thursday (Aug 18) opted not to make any oral arguments in their client's final appeal against ...

When judges dismissed his motion, he applied for an adjournment, which was [also unanimously rejected by the panel.](https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysias-ex-pm-najib-loses-final-bid-to-void-1mdb-conviction) He had made a similar application on Tuesday, which the judges unanimously ruled against. Mr Hisyam opted not to submit any opening arguments to the court after being told to remain as Najib’s lawyer. This involves my life, nothing less.” Judges usually reserve their verdict for a future date. Mr Hisyam was appointed as Najib’s lead counsel only three weeks ago.

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 18 — It is an irresistible fact that Datuk Seri Najib Razak was the controlling and directing mind of SRC International Sdn Bhd, ...

August 15 and 16 were spent hearing Najib’s bid to add new evidence and seek a postponement that were ultimately disallowed by the Federal Court. Sithambaram reiterated that the prosecution’s case against Najib was that the Pekan MP is an agent — namely the prime minister, the finance minister and the company’s Advisor Emeritus — who had acted in breach of trust in relation to SRC International’s funds. Sithambaram, who is leading the prosecution in the current appeal, told the five-judge panel how Najib was the “shadow director” of SRC International who issued directions or instructions in a manner by which directors of a company are accustomed.

PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia: Malaysia's top court on Thursday began hearing ex-prime minister Najib Razak's appeal to overturn his jail sentence for corruption in a ...

He said the funds that went into Najib's bank account "were used for his personal expenses, like buying Chanel watches and to pay credit cards." Sithambaram laid out a different picture to the court. Najib "wielded supreme power in SRC. The appellant was actually running SRC. "All his appeals have so far been rejected. "This is not a fair trial.

Najib Abdul Razak's final bid to keep himself out of prison continues to be a bumpy ride. Although the court rejected his lead counsel Hisyam Teh Poh Teik's ...

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Najib Razak discharged his defence team as a hearing against his corruption conviction and jail sentence entered its second day. PHOTO: REUTERS. Updated.

Only three lawyers were present from Najib’s defence team on Friday, all of them from Mr Hisyam’s firm. The Malaysian Bar on Friday said that it was “aghast” at the developments at the Federal Court and the conduct of Najib’s defence team. If Najib’s lawyers opt not to issue any counter arguments to the prosecution’s case, the only arguments that Najib could rely on would be the written submissions made by his ex-lawyer, Mr Shafee, when the appeal notice was filed at the end of last year. His defence lawyers had already opted not to exercise their right to make opening oral arguments in court on Thursday, allowing the prosecution to make their case during the appeal hearing. Najib, who has tried - and failed - multiple times to postpone the final hearing, said on Thursday that he has effectively been left “without a defence counsel” due to his defence team’s failure to secure an adjournment to prepare for the appeal. Justice Tengku Maimun, who had twice rejected attempts to adjourn the court this week, said that the judges have already ruled to push ahead with the hearing, and said that the panel “will deal with matter” of the defence team’s refusal to make submission on Tuesday when court reconvenes.

PUTRAJAYA: Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak on Friday (Aug 19) discharged part of his legal team during his final SRC International appeal ...

Najib later filed a petition of appeal to the Federal Court on Apr 25 this year. We will continue on the 23rd,” she said. This is Najib’s final bid to overturn the guilty conviction. Advertisement He was found guilty on three counts of criminal breach of trust, three counts of money laundering and one count of abuse of power by the High Court in July 2020, and was sentenced to 12 years in jail and fined RM210 million. On Thursday, the court denied Mr Teh’s request to discharge himself from representing the former prime minister in his final appeal.

Najib Razak's final appeal to the Federal Court against his conviction and sentence in the SRC International corruption trial continues.

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COMMENT | The main lessons some of us may learn from the convicted felon Najib Abdul Razak's outburst outside the Federal Court on Aug 16 are these:.

Like everyone else, he, too, has the right to life, but in his warped little world, his right to life included the licence to rob the rakyat and the nation of its wealth and its reputation. ii) The verbal assault on the judiciary by Najib has backfired. The earlier attack on the High Court judge, Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali, has also failed.

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 19 — Datuk Seri Najib Razak dropped another bombshell at the Federal Court today, discharging the law firm Zaid Ibrahim Sufian TH Liew ...

August 15 and 16 were spent hearing Najib’s bid to add new evidence and seek a postponement that were ultimately disallowed by the Federal Court. Yesterday, Najib explained that he opted to discharge Muhammad Shafee and team after losing both his case and his appeal at the High Court and the Court of Appeal respectively. “The solicitors have been discharged by the appellant,” Hisyam said in court at the start of today’s appeal hearing.

Legal firm Zaid Ibrahim Suflan TH Liew & Partners took over Najib Razak's SRC International case from Shafee & Co last month.

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Prosecution contends Najib Razak admitted knowledge of the source of funds in an affidavit filed in a suit against former MCA chief Dr Ling Liong Sik.

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