News by Hafiz Yatim

Following the split up of his legal firm Hafarizam Wan & Aisha Mubarak, Aisha wants to discharge herself as guaranteeing for bail for Hafarizam.

It was reported that the AGC would file a certificate of urgency on its appeal against the stay that Najib obtained at the appellate court in February, pending the disposal of his appeal over the public prosecutor’s withdrawal of the certificate of transfer on seven charges related to the case.

Najib is appealing on four matters, namely wanting a gag order against the media from discussing his case, challenging the appointment of Sulaiman as a prosecutor, wanting more documents to the case and questioning the transfer of the case from the Sessions Court to the High Court following the withdrawal of the Section 418 Criminal Procedure Code certificate.

The AG showed pages from the court document which showed that Najib's counsels had been allowed to submit on the issue of the withdrawal of the Section 418 certificate.

Najib, who was seated in front of the accused dock, was seen catching 40 winks, when this came to the police officer's attention. The police officer, who was seated on the right side of the court room, was seen walking over to Najib, touching the former premier on his shoulder, and saying some words.

Muhammad Shafee Abdullah told the Court of Appeal that his client wanted another judge to hear his criminal breach of trust and abuse of power case in relation to SRC International Sdn Bhd or that he be given a discharge not amounting to an acquittal.

With this, all of the former premier's cases have been transferred to the High Court for hearing.

The High Court fixed April 17 as the date for the case to be mentioned. Besides the SRC money laundering charges which Najib claimed trial to today, the former premier is also facing seven charges involving money laundering and abuse of power.

“The prosecution is under scrutiny from the public as they want to see the trial proceed. The whole world is also looking at us, and if possible we want to see the trial (in the High Court in Kuala Lumpur) to proceed tomorrow (today),” said the AG.

Former PM’s lawyer says the acts allow the prosecution to withhold documents from the defence.