News by Timothy Achariam

YHA Travel & Tours (M) Sdn Bhd, which is suing Azmin and his family over alleged unpaid travel bills, was unable to serve the writ of summons to Farah Afifah, 24, Farah Amira, 26, and Mohamed Ameer Shazrin, 28.

However, Shahrol defended his decision to proceed with the agreement by arguing that he was given any and all power to do whatever it took to secure the funds to acquire the power plants from Tanjong Energy Holdings Sdn Bhd and Genting Sanyen Power Sdn Bhd.

Former 1MDB chief executive officer (CEO) Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi had testified that Najib wanted 1MDB Energy (Langat) Ltd to conclude its purchase of Mastika Lagenda Sdn Bhd, the holding company of IPP Genting Sanyen Power Sdn Bhd, before he became too busy campaigning for the May 5, 2013 polls.

After reading a letter from the Dewan Rakyat Speaker requesting that former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak be allowed to attend Parliament.

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.

Defence counsel Wan Aizuddin Wan Mohamad referred Shahrol to the projections made by Leissner, together with 1MDB legal officer Jasmine Loo and fugitive Low Taek Jho, or Jho Low, on the profits that would be made after 1MDB acquired the power assets.

However, Shahrol maintained that he was not a party in those discussions and as such, was not involved in making the "overpriced" projections.

Justice Collin Lawrence Sequerah: I understand that he has his duty, but I have my duty too. I say that trial continues tomorrow from 9.30am to 4.30pm with the usual lunch break.

Making the accusation during cross-examination at the 1MDB-Tanore trial in the High Court, Wan Aizuddin Wan Mohamad suggested that Shahrol had colluded with Goldman to value businessman Tan Sri Ananda Krishnan's power asset Tanjong Energy at a high price, given that the bank would be paid in terms of percentage of the deal.

High Court deputy registrar Mahyuddin Md Som today granted the prosecutors’ application which was filed on July 10 together with a certificate of urgency before the registrar, and allowed the application to be heard on Thursday morning before Justice Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali.

The valuables include 11,991 pieces of jewellery, 401 watches and 16 watch accessories, 234 pairs of eyewear and 306 handbags, as well as RM114.16 million in various foreign currencies.

The estimated value of all these items is approximately RM680 million.