News by Ahmad Naqib Idris

Testifying in the SRC International Bhd trial, Datuk Rosman Abdullah said it was out of this amount that a total of RM32 million of alleged SRC money ended up in former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak's account, forming part of the RM42 million that is the subject of the trial.

The defence was supposed to proceed with the examination-in-chief of Putrajaya Perdana Bhd managing director Datuk Rosman Abdullah today, although lawyer Farhan Read told the court that Rosman's witness statement has yet to be finalised.

During the SRC International Sdn Bhd trial today, Muhammad Shafee told Justice Mohd Nazlan Ghazali that the former premier has to be at the Palace.

During proceedings today, lead counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah informed the court that Apandi is compliant to the subpoena issued by the defence.

Lead counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah previously contended that the witness should be compelled to be interviewed before he gives his testimony, to ensure that the defence can ascertain the relevant evidence that the IO can provide to the court.

"... none of the monies or properties had been distributed to date ..."

Under the Islamic principle of faraid, Aminah, as Jamaluddin's mother, is entitled to one-sixth of her son's assets.

Following an in-chambers hearing at the High Court today, for the application by Meeriam to intervene in the suit filed by Datuk S Vell Paari against his father Samy Vellu, lawyer Ramesh Sivakumar said the report produced does not comply with statutory provisions in the Mental Health Act.

Deputy public prosecutor Ahmad Akram Gharib told the press that Justice Collin Lawrence Sequerah allowed an application by the defence to postpone the trial, which was previously slated for Feb 18 and 21.

In July last year, Mohamed Apandi filed the defamation suit via his lawyers over an article which accused the former AG of aiding and abetting in the 1Malaysia Development Bhd scandal.