RM49,000 deposited into Wan Saiful’s personal account two years ago, court told

KUALA LUMPUR: The Sessions Court here was told on Thursday (Aug 22) that RM49,000 was deposited into the private bank account of former Bersatu information chief Datuk Wan Saiful Wan Jan two years ago. Maybank Bukit Damansara branch assistant manager Fazilah Omar, 49, confirmed that the amount was deposited into Wan Saiful's Maybank Islamic account via...

Najib not behind federalisation of TIA, court told

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...

RM49,000 deposited into Wan Saiful’s personal account two years ago, court told

KUALA LUMPUR: The Sessions Court here was told on Thursday (Aug 22) that RM49,000 was deposited into the private bank account of former Bersatu information chief Datuk Wan Saiful Wan Jan two years ago. Maybank Bukit Damansara branch assistant manager Fazilah Omar, 49, confirmed that the amount was deposited into Wan Saiful's Maybank Islamic account via...

Fair trial rights unaffected with passing of Child Witness Evidence (Amendment) Bill, says Azalina

KUALA LUMPUR: The Evidence of Child Witness (Amendment) Bill 2024, passed by the Dewan Negara on Tuesday, will not affect the accused's right to a fair trial, says Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said. She said that the prosecution must still prove the accused’s guilt beyond a...

High Court sets Aug 1 for mention in bail application of cop charged with murdering teen

IPOH: The High Court here has fixed Aug 1 for mention, giving both the prosecution and the defence time to file written submissions regarding the bail application of a senior police officer charged with the murder of a secondary school student last year. Justice Datuk Bhupindar Singh Gurcharan Singh Preet said that he would set a...

Na’imah gets temporary release of passport for overseas trips

KUALA LUMPUR: The Sessions Court here has allowed Toh Puan Na'imah Khalid, the wife of Tun Daim Zainuddin, the temporary release of her passport for travel to Singapore and Switzerland. Judge Azura Alwi allowed the application made by Na'imah's lawyer M Puravalen for the release of her travel documents after Deputy Public Prosecutor Datuk Wan Shaharuddin...

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...

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...

Papagomo’s representation to drop sedition charge dismissed, trial on July 11

KUALA LUMPUR The Attorney-General Chambers (AGC) has dismissed the representation submitted by former UMNO Youth Exco Wan Muhammad Azri Wan Deris to drop the charge against him for allegedly making seditious remarks linking the government to pro-Israel and pro-Western countries last year. Sessions Court Judge Siti Aminah Ghazali was informed of the matter by deputy public...

Loo says Jho Low went from friend to foe

KUALA LUMPUR: They used to be good friends, even going for holidays abroad together, but things turned ugly for Jasmine Loo as she claimed to have been threatened by Low Taek Jho during her isolation in Bangkok, the High Court has heard. The former 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) general counsel also told the High Court that...