Najib, Irwan’s RM6.6bil CBT trial postponed by two weeks

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court has postponed Datuk Seri Najib Razak and Tan Sri Irwan Serigar Abdullah’s RM6.6 bil criminal breach of trust trial by two weeks.

The trial was initially scheduled to begin on Tuesday (June 4) but will now begin on June 19.

Justice Muhammad Jamil Hussin made the postponement to give time for both parties to prepare and organise the documents for the trial.

On Sept 15, 2023, Justice Muhammad Jamil set June 4 to 27 and July 2 to 31, 2024 to hear the case following a request by deputy public prosecutor Muhammad Saifuddin Hashim Musaimi.

“The whole month of June and July is fixed for trial except Fridays,” said the judge then.

On Oct 25, 2018, Najib, 70, and Mohd Irwan Serigar, 66, pleaded not guilty to six charges of CBT amounting to RM6.6bil in government funds involving payments to IPIC.

Najib and Mohd Irwan were jointly accused of committing all the offences at the Finance Ministry Complex, Putrajaya between Dec 21, 2016 and Dec 18, 2017.

They were charged under Section 409 of the Penal Code read together with Section 34 of the same Code which provides for a maximum of 20 years’ jail and whipping as well as a fine upon conviction.