News by Hafiz Yatim

"There is no consent given by the witnesses to release it (in the civil trial). There is also no relevance because the information sought is in a criminal case (whereas this is a civil case)," said the judge in delivering the decision in chambers.

This was revealed when Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi was quizzed by defence lawyer Wan Aizuddin Wan Mohammed during cross-examination in the trial of former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak, where he is facing abuse of power and money-laundering charges involving 1MDB funds.

The highest and final appellate court in Malaysia had also fixed Oct 21, 2020 to hear former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's application to intervene in Azilah's bid to set aside the conviction and death sentence.

Lawyer Muhammad Nizamuddin Abdul Hamid said the former MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Abu Kassim Mohammad was also part of the task force.

Judicial commissioner Quay Chew Soon ruled that Deepak's and the others' statement of claim did not disclose reasonable cause of action as the essential element to sustain his claims of a conspiracy to injure, misfeasance in public office, breach of duty of care and defamation.

The temporary prohibition order will last until the disposal of an asset forfeiture application by the Malaysian government.

According to an announcement made by the company in the Singapore Exchange (SGX), the restraining order and permission to call for the creditors’ meetings were granted by the Melaka High Court on Friday.

The nine respondents named in the forfeiture case are Kuala Dimensi Sdn Bhd (KDSB), who is the main contractor of the PKFZ project, along with Transhipment Megahub Bhd, Coastal Skyline Sdn Bhd, Wijaya Baru Aviation Sdn Bhd, Wijaya Baru Sdn Bhd, Wijaya Baru Construction Sdn Bhd, Bintulu MP Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing, Law Ka Hieng and Selangor Development Corporation (PKNS).

Penang-based Wabina Constructions & Engineering Sdn Bhd will have the full merits of its application over its legal challenge of a government decision that effectively exempts all companies in debt from having to pay its creditors for six months following the Movement Control Order, which was implemented to curb the spread of Covid-19.