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...

Ex-AmBank CEO tried to cover up misconduct, says Zeti

KUALA LUMPUR: Former Bank Negara governor Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz told the High Court here that former AmBank CEO Ashok Ramamurthy had attempted to conceal his wrongdoings in the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) financial scandal. She claimed that Ashok, an Australian, had "every reason" to say something against her for this purpose to cover...

MACC chief, AG replaced during 1MDB probe, High Court hears

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court was told that the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner and the Attorney General were replaced when the investigation into corruption involving 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) took place. MACC senior officer Nur Aida Ariffin, who is the investigating officer of the probe, testified that there was a change in the two...

Malaysian Bar claims Najib given special treatment in bid for judicial review of pardon

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Bar has filed an application for leave to commence a judicial review against the Pardons Board's decision to reduce Datuk Seri Najib Razak's sentence in the SRC International Sdn Bhd case. The application was filed at the High Court registry through Messrs Amir & Rajpal Ghai last Friday (April 26). It named the...

May 2 hearing for Tengku Zafrul’s bid to intervene in Najib’s judicial review

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here has fixed May 2 to hear an application by Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz who is seeking to intervene in Datuk Seri Najib Razak's application for leave to initiate a judicial review over a purported house arrest royal addendum order. Tengku Zafrul is seeking the intervention to file...

Malaysian Bar claims Najib given special treatment in bid for judicial review of pardon

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Bar has filed an application for leave to commence a judicial review against the Pardons Board's decision to reduce Datuk Seri Najib Razak's sentence in the SRC International Sdn Bhd case. The application was filed at the High Court registry through Messrs Amir & Rajpal Ghai last Friday (April 26). It named the...

‘Najib believed shell company was owned by Saudi Arabia’

KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak believed that the shell company, Blackstone Asia Real Estate Partners, that received millions in funds from 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) which subsequently flowed into his personal bank account, was either controlled or owned by the government of Saudi Arabia, the High Court heard yesterday. Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) investigating...

Najib Razak did not instruct US$1.03bil 1MDB fund transfer, court told

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here was told that Datuk Seri Najib Razak never directed 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) to transfer US$1.03bil to a company linked to fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho, also known as Jho Low. Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) senior officer Nur Aida Arifin said 1MDB’s top management was responsible for the transactions between...

My knowledge of PetroSaudi is only from documents, Jasmine Loo tells court

KUALA LUMPUR: A witness in Datuk Seri Najib Razak's 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) trial has told the High Court that her knowledge about PetroSaudi International (PSI) Ltd was only based on documents. Former 1MDB general counsel Jasmine Loo said this when asked by Najib's lead counsel, Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, if PSI, a company with...