KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court was told that Datuk Seri Najib Razak believed that the RM2bil donation from Saudi Arabia was not unreasonable as Ambank, the bank which handled the transaction, had processed the funds under the understanding that they were a legitimate donation. Najib's counsel Tania Scivetti submitted that AmBank, as one of the major...
KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak was unable to answer questions at the High Court relating to the millions of ringgit that landed into his personal AmBank account. "Can we deal with it later?" he said to lawyer Datuk Lim Chee Wee here on Friday (Sept 27). Lim, who represented SRC International Sdn Bhd...
BELLINZONA (Reuters): The Swiss Federal Criminal Court on Wednesday convicted two executives at an oil exploration company accused of embezzling over US$1.8bil from Malaysia's state investment fund 1MDB. The verdict was the latest episode in the 1MDB scandal, a complex tale of international corruption that has buffeted a slew of financial institutions and individuals across the...
KUALA LUMPUR: Any process involving the pardon of an offender must be adhered to by all parties, says Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil. Fahmi, who is also Pakatan Harapan (PH) communications director, said this is because any case involving the pardon of an offender has a specific process. "Generally, any case involving a pardon has its process, and...
KUALA LUMPUR: Umno Youth Chief Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh wants the government to confirm the existence of the royal addendum for the convicted Datuk Seri Najib Razak. “We want the government to respond. If it exists, why is it not implemented? That is all,” he told a press conference after the Umno general assembly on Saturday...
KUALA LUMPUR: The idea to federalise the Terengganu Investment Authority (TIA) in order to salvage it from its internal strife did not come from Datuk Seri Najib Razak, the High Court was told on Thursday (Aug 22). Instead, it was the then TIA CEO Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi who was "very eager" about the federalisation...
KUALA LUMPUR: There has never been evidence that showed former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak was at AmIslamic Bank Bhd to commit the crime he is accused of, the High Court here was told. Najib’s lead counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah submitted that the prosecution never showed evidence that the former Pekan MP was...
KUALA LUMPUR: There has never been evidence that showed former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak was at AmIslamic Bank Bhd to commit the crime he is accused of, the High Court here was told. Najib's lead counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah submitted that the prosecution never showed evidence that the former Pekan MP was...
KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has objected to the Malaysian Bar's legal challenge against his royal pardon on grounds that the Bar lacked quorum. Najib's lawyer Muhammad Farhan Muhammad Shafee, who affirmed an affidavit for a preliminary objection, stated that the applicant (Bar) had no locus to commence the legal action as...
KUALA LUMPUR: There is still no decision on Datuk Seri Najib Razak's representation to the Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) to drop his three other money laundering charges involving SRC International Sdn Bhd funds amounting to RM27mil, the High Court heard. According to Deputy Public Prosecutor Mohd Ashrof Adrin Kamarul, the status quo on the representation remains. "The...
