Guan Eng's corruption trial: Judge rebukes prosecution for not informing decision to not use written witness statement
"You better inform the court because you [have] already submitted it to the defence."
"You better inform the court because you [have] already submitted it to the defence."
Representatives from Lebanese jewellery firm Global Royalty Trading SAL carried out the physical inspection of the seized items.
“The items forfeited were RM537,000, £2,700 and Sri Lankan Rupee 2.87 million.”
“There were no credible attempts made to show the nexus between the properties seized and the unlawful activities."
The properties concerned under the action against Goh, who is the 13th respondent, are the monies held in three Hong Leong Bank accounts and a bungalow located in Penang.
The applicant had merely shown that the monies were credited into seven bank accounts.
Prior to this, Najib’s passport was slated to be released on Oct 20 and returned to the court on Nov 22.
Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s application in the High Court comes on the heels of the Court of Appeal allowing the former premier’s temporary passport release application on Monday (Oct 18), so that he could be in Singapore to support his daughter Nooryana Najwa Najib, who is expected to give birth soon
The prosecution led by senior Deputy Public Prosecutor Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram had made the application, with the defence led by Datuk Akberdin Abdul Kader and Datuk Jagjit Singh objecting as the court heard submissions on the matter
On June 30, 2016, Zahid instructed law firm Messrs Lewis & Co to issue a cheque for RM8.6 million to hotel operator Ri-Yaz Asset Sdn Bhd.