In a surprising turn of events, Najib Abdul Razak and Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah were granted a discharge not amounting to an acquittal (DNAA) in a high-profile corruption case involving RM6.6 billion in government funds. The pair faced six criminal charges of criminal breach of trust at the Finance Ministry Complex between 2016 and 2017.
COMMENT | In October 2018, Najib Abdul Razak and Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah were brought to court to face six criminal charges of criminal breach of trust amounting to RM6.6 billion in government funds involving payments to IPIC.The former prime minister and former Finance Ministry secretary-general of the Treasury were jointly accused of committing all the offences at the Finance Ministry Complex, Putrajaya, between Dec 21, 2016, and Dec 18, 2017.
They were jointly charged under Section 409 of the Penal Code, read together with Section 34 of the same code - in their capacity as finance minister and Treasury secretary-general entrusted with public money belonging to the government - with committing CBT.While the public expected the prosecution was always ready to proceed with the trial, to their utter disappointment and frustration, both the accused were instead granted a discharge not amounting to an acquittal by the learned trial judge.
MALAYSIA CORRUPTION DISCHARGE NURJIB IRWAN SERIGAR
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