KUALA LUMPUR (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - The son of former Prime Minister Najib Razak, Mohd Nazifuddin, has been ordered by the High Court to pay RM37.6 million (S$12.21 million) in tax arrears between 2011 and 2017 to the Inland Revenue Board (IRB).. Read more at straitstimes.com.
KUALA LUMPUR - The son of former Prime Minister Najib Razak, Mohd Nazifuddin, has been ordered by the High Court to pay RM37.6 million in tax arrears between 2011 and 2017 to the Inland Revenue Board .
"I find the plaintiff had proven its claim, clear and obvious, and the defendant had no merits in his defence,"Justice Ahmad Zaidi Ibrahim said Monday . The judge said although the defendant must pay the amount to LHDN, he could still challenge the tax assessment and file for a judicial review. The IRB had via the government, filed the suit against Mr Nazifuddin on July 24 last year over the outstanding taxes he owed them.
It is also seeking interest of 5 per cent per annum from the day of judgment until the sum is fulfilled, as well as costs and other relief deemed fit by the court.Mr Nazifuddin's lawyer, Muhammad Farhan Muhammad Shafee, told reporters that they would be filing for an appeal and a stay of execution at the Court of Appeal.
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