KUALA LUMPUR: The historic trial of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak begins Wednesday.
Najib, 66, faces three counts of criminal breach of trust, one charge of abusing his position, and three counts of money laundering over SRC International Sdn Bhd funds amounting to RM42mil.
Stay tuned here for developments.
2:53pm: Court interpreter reads the seven charges again to Najib.
2:50pm: Justice Mohd Nazlan dismisses Najib's application (that the CBT and abuse of position charges against Najib are defective) to have his motion to be heard today before the commencement of the trial.
“That can be heard at a later date,” he said.
The court orders for the trial to start immediately.
2:45pm: Thomas objects, saying defence is using delaying tactics. "If they are saying something is wrong with the charges, they had ample time (to do so before). But certainly not this morning. There can be no other inference from this conduct other than (that) they are trying to delay the trial," he says.
2:43pm: Shafee says: "These are matters ought to be taken before trial starts before we call witnesses. We have filed a certificate of urgency this morning."
2:42pm: Najib’s lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah informs the court that defence has filed an application stating that the CBT and abuse of position charges against Najib are defective, and asks that the application be heard first. Attorney General Tommy Thomas objects.
The Prosecution:
1. Attorney-General Tommy Thomas
2. Datuk Sulaiman Abdullah
3. Datuk V. Sithambaram
4. Manoj Kurup
5. Datuk Ishak Mohd Yusoff
6. Donald Joseph Franklin
7. Datuk Suhaimi Ibrahim
8. Muhammad Saifuddin Hashim Musaimi
9. Sulaiman Kho Kheng Fuei
10. Budiman Lutfi Mohamed
11. Mohd Ashrof Adrin Kamarul
12. Muhammad Izzat Fauzan
The Defence:
1. Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah
2. Harvinderjit Singh
3. Datuk Mohd Yusof Zaianal Abidin
4. Datuk Kamarul Hisham Kamaruddin
5. Farhan Read
6. Wan Aizuddin Wan Mohamed
7. Rahmat Hazlan
8. Muhammad Farhan Muhammad Shafee
9. Tiara Katrina Fuad
10. Nur Syahirah Hanapiah
11. Zahira Eleena Redza
2:17pm: Clare Rewcastle Brown from the Sarawak Report has just arrived for the trial.
“I’m here to take in the flavour of the day, to get feedback and what the feeling is here in court. I’m here as a journalist, just doing my job,” she said.
Asked how she felt about her website being blocked while Najib was in power, she replied, “It’s nothing personal, I’m just here to see justice done”
2:10pm: Justice Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali takes his place on the bench.
2:07pm: The trial is about to start. Najib has taken his place in the dock
2:02pm: Asked why there were so fewer supporters, they claim many were taken in by the "false accusations" and that civil servant are not allowed to attend.
2.00pm: When quizzed by the press, the supporters say they are from Pekan, and shout BosKu and Hidup Najib. There's a commotion as someone apparently makes a loud a speech. He is surrounded and taken away by the police.
1:59pm: Before Najib heads into the courtroom, some recite a prayer for the former prime minister. He is not accompanied by his wife.
1:58pm: Najib’s son Norashman Najib aka Ashman arrives.
1:56pm: Najib arrives in court room with his lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah. Upon arrival, he is greeted by about a dozen supporters.
1:54pm: 30 seats allocated for both international and local media inside the High Court while 20 are seats allocated for a video link room on for first-come-first-serve basis.
1.50pm: Court room is filling up. Attorney General Tommy Thomas is here. However, there are no signs of lead defence counsel Muhammad Shafee yet.
Bekas Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak tiba di lobi Kompleks Mahkamah Kuala Lumpur kira-kira 1.55 petang untuk perbicaraan kes berhubung dana SRC International Sdn Bhd hari ini. #NajibSRC
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