News by Hafiz Yatim

He maintained that there is a need for a writing expert to verify the authenticity of the documents and the signatures.

High Court judicial commissioner Anand Ponnudurai, who had been pulled in from private practice into the judiciary last month, maintained the trial dates which was fixed by his predecessor Justice S Nantha Balan, who has now been elevated to the Court of Appeal.

Meeriam Rosaline's lawyer RSN Rayer said as far as his client is concerned the former senior minister's mental health is sound.

Former PM Datuk Seri Najib Razak last week filed a suit against the bank and the banker over the management of accounts under his name used to divert funds from SRC International Sdn Bhd.

It is understood that Attorney General Tan Sri Tommy Thomas signed the withdrawal of appeal on Monday.

Besides this, Meeriam Rosaline a/p Edward Paul is also seeking for Samy Vellu and his son Datuk Seri S Vell Paari to pay unpaid living costs to her amounting to RM191,107.35, which she claimed was owed to her when it was cut off since July last year.

It was previously reported last month that the prosecution failed in its application to transfer the cases from the Sessions Court to the High Court.

This is despite attorney-general Tan Sri Tommy Thomas bringing out the KWAP investment paper to the board that initially recommended a RM1 billion cap, followed by minutes of the second meeting by the fund’s investment panel where its chairman Tan Sri Wan Abdul Aziz Wan Abdullah said Najib had told him that “RM2 billion was sufficient”.

He questioned the authenticity of some 15 documents that had been tendered in court, which he initially agreed contain his signature, but now questioned their authenticity.

Replying to questions from his lead counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, the former premier said at that time, there were massive floods happening in the east coast states of Peninsular Malaysia, especially in Kelantan.