News by Ahmad Naqib Idris

High Court Judge Collin Lawrence Sequerah: He should have had the courtesy to come here first. From the news report I have read, it said the meeting with the King would be in batches.

Replying to former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, 1Malaysia Development Bhd’s (1MDB) former CEO Mohd Hazem Abd Rahman rejected the claim that he committed abuse of power and breach of trust by misappropriating US$250 million from 1MDB

Works for the RTS will commence in January 2021 after the relevant approvals have been acquired, with the project to be completed in 2026.

Mujahid, who was the minister in the Prime Minister’s Department in charge of religious affairs, said the accounts of TH were manipulated at that time in order to pay out higher dividends to the members, which he stressed should not have happened.

Shahrol: It was not something I wanted to read. The authors actually contacted me to ask what I thought about it and asked for some comments.

Responding to questions from Najib's lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, Shahrol said he should not be charged and that he never made a deal with the prosecution and the MACC to testify against Najib.

Lead defence counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah alluded during cross-examination today that the Directors Circular Resolution (DCR) pertaining to the conversion of 1MDB's 49% equity stake in PetroSaudi Oil Services Ltd (PSOSL), a subsidiary of PetroSaudi International Ltd (PSI), into fund units was worded in such a way to make it difficult for the board members to understand the processes involved.

The three man bench led by Court of Appeal Judge Datuk Yaacob Md Sam had quashed Zahid’s appeal and upheld the decision made by High Court Judge Collin Lawrence Sequerah.

During cross-examination by lead defence counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah today, Ali said he was surprised to learn that the NAD official had made an audio recording of the meeting, which was convened to discuss amendments to be made in the department's audit report on 1MDB.

Najib’s lawyer Tan Sri Shafee Abdullah had earlier told the court of the defence’s application to recuse Sri Ram in the case. Shafee argued that the matter should be resolved first because if the court were to proceed with the trial, it would be as if the application is non-existent or trivialised.