The criminal trial of former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak involving the alleged misappropriation of funds from SRC International Sdn Bhd enters its 30th today at the High Court in Kuala Lumpur.
Malaysiakini brings you live reports of the proceedings.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
- Suboh admits signatures on SRC docs 'different' from his own
- Najib enters the dock as proceedings kick off
Suboh admits signatures on SRC docs 'different' from his own
9.30am - Picking up from yesterday, former SRC International director continues comparing samples of his signature produced in court with those on documents tendered as evidence.
Lead defence counsel Muhammad Shafee Abdullah continues showing Suboh images of the signature samples, which are projected onto a screen in court.
These samples are overlaid onto SRC International and Gandingan Mentari documents, which Suboh himself purportedly signed between 2014 and 2015.
The witness then agrees that the signature samples are not similar to those on the documents, which include instructions to AmIslamic Bank to transfer monies between SRC International, Gandingan Mentari and Ihsan Perdana.
Shafee: Notice the hardcopy and your signature (sample) that we superimposed (put on top each other)?
Suboh: It's different.
Shafee: Completely different, you agree?
Suboh: Right.
Najib enters the dock as proceedings kick off
9.07am - Najib enters the dock as proceedings begin.
9.03am - Accused Najib Abdul Razak takes a seat in the front row of the public gallery.
The former premier is seen conferring with his defence lawyers Muhammad Shafee Abdullah and Harvinderjit Singh.
Also seen in court is deputy public prosecutor V Sithambaram and other members of the prosecution.
All eyes will be on the ongoing cross-examination of former SRC International director Suboh Md Yassin as the corruption trial of former premier Najib Abdul Razak, involving RM42 million from the former 1MDB subsidiary, enters its 31st day.
When proceedings resume before Kuala Lumpur High Court judge Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali, observers will keenly follow the grilling of the elderly 42nd witness by veteran defence counsel Muhammad Shafee Abdullah.
Yesterday, Suboh agreed with the possibility advanced by the defence that his signature may have been forged between 2014 and 2015 by then-SRC International CEO Nik Faisal Ariff Kamil.
Under relentless questioning, Suboh concurred with the possible ruse on Nik Faisal’s part in order to authorise millions of ringgit in transfers between the accounts of SRC International, its subsidiary Gandingan Mentari Sdn Bhd, and its corporate social responsibility partner Ihsan Perdana Sdn Bhd.
However, this may have clashed with Suboh's own testimony during examination-in-chief by deputy public prosecutor Ishak Mohd Yusoff earlier in the day, when he said that he himself signed related bank documents presented to him for his authorisation.
One area that the defence did not touch on yesterday is Suboh fleeing Malaysia in 2015 and only returning after the 14th general election last year.
- Mkini
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