Former premier Najib Abdul Razak has today been recharged for money laundering in relation to SRC International Sdn Bhd before the Sessions Court in Kuala Lumpur.
He claimed trial to the three charges before Sessions judge Azman Ahmad.
Najib is charged with receiving the illegal proceeds to the amount of RM47 million in his AmBank account.
The prosecution is led by the Attorney General’s Chambers head of prosecution Manoj Kurup.
It was reported that the prosecution had yesterday withdrawn the three charges at the High Court after Najib was charged before Justice Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali on Jan 28.
Najib, who was wearing an all-blue blazer and slacks, claimed trial to all charges.
He is charged with receiving the money through his personal bank account on July 8, 2014.
No new bail
While Manoj was considering asking the court to impose bail, Najib's lead counsel Muhammad Shafee Abdullah reminded that on Jan 28 when the former premier was first slapped with the three additional charges, then solicitor-general III Mohd Hanafiah Zakaria gave an undertaking that no new bail would be necessary.
Shafee added that more than RM6 million bail had been forked out for all of Najib's 40-odd charges.
Eventually Manoj agreed that a verbal guarantee was sufficient for these three charges.
He also informed the court that they intend to transfer this case to the High Court.
Following this, Sessions judge Azman fixed March 8 for mention and allowed bail be guaranteed orally (jaminan mulut). - Mkini
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