KUALA LUMPUR: The SRC International Sdn Bhd trial involving former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has concluded with the final witness taking the stand.
KUALA LUMPUR: The SRC International Sdn Bhd trial involving former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has concluded with the final witness taking the stand.
Najib’s lead counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah informed High Court judge Justice Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali that the defence was closing its case after the testimony of Asst Comm Regjit Singh from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission.Justice Nazlan then fixed a four-day oral submission on May 12,13,15 and 18.The defence trial, which started on Dec 3 last year, lasted 33 days with 19 witnesses taking the stand.
Other high-profile witnesses who testified were former foreign minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman, former minister at the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Jamil Khir Baharom, former attorney general Tan Sri Mohamed Apandi Ali and former MACC chief commissioners Tan Sri Dzulkifli Ahmad and Latheefa Koya.The prosecution had earlier called 57 witnesses to the stand.
On Nov 11 last year, Justice Nazlan ordered for Najib to enter his defence after ruling that the prosecution had proven a prima facie case against him. The Pekan MP is accused of seven charges – three for criminal breach of trust, one for abuse of power and three for money laundering involving SRC International funds totalling RM42mil.
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