Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak has no plans to testify as a defence witness in the cheating trial of ex-transport minister Dr Ling Liong Sik, the Kuala Lumpur High Court heard today.
Defence lawyer Wong Kian Kheong said Najib’s lawyer has said that he intends to set aside the subpoena, but that there has been no official letter on this.
The defence was similarly told that former premier Abdullah Ahmad Badawi intends to set aside the subpoena.
Wong told Justice Ahmadi Asnawi that the subpoenas have been issued, but not served on both, and that interviews have yet to be held with them.
Of the 10 witnesses identified by the defence, five have testified to date.
Defence lawyer Wong Kian Kheong said Najib’s lawyer has said that he intends to set aside the subpoena, but that there has been no official letter on this.The defence was similarly told that former premier Abdullah Ahmad Badawi intends to set aside the subpoena.
Wong told Justice Ahmadi Asnawi that the subpoenas have been issued, but not served on both, and that interviews have yet to be held with them.
Of the 10 witnesses identified by the defence, five have testified to date.
Earlier, Justice Ahmadi seemed unhappy with Wong’s request to postpone the trial to next Monday as none of their witnesses will be available this week.
“Then what is there to do for three days, (am I supposed) to shake my legs?” asked the judge, who is currently with Shah Alam High Court.
Wong told the court of the defence’s difficulty in getting witnesses, saying that another witness, Ali Abu Hassan, the former special adviser to then-prime minister Mahathir Mohamad, wasn’t well enough to testify even though a subpoena had been served on him last year.
The hearing adjourned to next Monday, where PKFZ’s turnkey contractor Kuala Dimensi Sdn Bhd deputy CEO Tun Faisal Abdullah will testify.
“Then what is there to do for three days, (am I supposed) to shake my legs?” asked the judge, who is currently with Shah Alam High Court.
Wong told the court of the defence’s difficulty in getting witnesses, saying that another witness, Ali Abu Hassan, the former special adviser to then-prime minister Mahathir Mohamad, wasn’t well enough to testify even though a subpoena had been served on him last year.
The hearing adjourned to next Monday, where PKFZ’s turnkey contractor Kuala Dimensi Sdn Bhd deputy CEO Tun Faisal Abdullah will testify.
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