Necessity for expert document witness in SRC trial to be decided tomorrow
The trial began this morning by hearing from both the prosecution and the defence for the better part of three-and-a-half hours before the court adjourned for lunch.
SRC Trial: Alleged forged documents need to be conclusively determined, says defence
Najib's counsel Harvinderjit Singh argued that the documents have yet to be conclusively determined and it is the onus of the prosecution to call an expert to verify the documents.
Ku Nan: I didn't need the RM2m bribe, I was a successful businessman
"With humility, I wish to state that I do not need the RM2 million money for myself. Before I joined the Cabinet in 2001 upon the request of the then prime minister, I was a successful businessman. I was involved in various businesses, namely real estate, logging, manufacturing, trading, agricultural, hotel, livestock and food businesses."
Witness: Ex-1MDB CEOs uncooperative with NAD even as PAC urged audit completion
Saadatul Nafisah described Arul Kanda as an intelligent man who took over the reins of 1MDB on Jan 5, 2015, and had "worked very well" with her.
Arul Kanda's lawyer says no cross-examination until his client testifies
"This is to avoid a situation where our client may be put in a compromised position when he takes the witness stand," counsel Datuk N Sivananthan told the High Court today.
Goldman Sachs case faces delay as issuance of summons hits snag
Justice Mohamed Zaini Mazlan fixed the date today as deputy public prosecutor Zaki Asyraf Zubir had requested for the delay, because the notice of summons against Goldman Sachs (Singapore) is still in the process of being served.
Witness: 1MDB audit report couldn't be printed without Najib's green light
Saadatul Nafisah Bashir Ahmad, the seventh prosecution witness in Najib and former 1MDB chief executive officer Arul Kanda Kandasamy's 1MDB audit tampering trial, testified that this was a direct instruction from the then Chief Secretary to the government Tan Sri Ali Hamsa on Najib's behalf.
SRC trial: Najib admits to checking with Jho Low on his accounts
This startling admission by Najib contradicts his earlier repeated assertions that he was only in contact with former SRC International Sdn Bhd managing director Nik Faisal Ariff Kamil, and Datuk Azlin Alias — his deceased former private secretary, about the issuing of cheques.
Najib: It was Rosmah who bought RM3.3m worth of jewellery using my credit card
Najib had previously testified that the gift was purchased for the wife of Qatar's ex-prime minister Sheikh Hamad Jassim Jaber Al Thani.
Najib: Nothing wrong with having a conversation with my wife
He told the press after his SRC International Sdn Bhd trial today that “it was normal” for him to discuss these things privately with his wife.
