The criminal trial of former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak involving the alleged misappropriation of funds from SRC International Sdn Bhd enters its 44th day today at the High Court in Kuala Lumpur.
Malaysiakini brings you live reports of the proceedings.
9am - The accused, Najib Abdul Razak, enters court and takes a seat in the front row of the public gallery to await the start of proceedings.
Also seen in court is his lawyer Harvinderjit Singh and other members of the defence team, as well as Attorney-General Tommy Thomas, DPP V Sithambaram and other DPPs.
The 44th day of Najib Abdul Razak's SRC International trial is set to proceed this morning, following yesterday's unprecedented postponement due to one of the former prime minister's counsel, Harvinderjit Singh, being unwell.
Kuala Lumpur High Court judge Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali made it clear yesterday that the defence must make arrangements for other members of the team to cross-examine 54th prosecution witness Joanna Yu Ging Ping today, in the event that Harvinderjit is still on sick leave.
Yesterday was a stark contrast to the usual proceedings, as only two of Najib's junior lawyers Syahirah Hanafiah and Wan Aizuddin Wan Mohammed were present in court, with former AmBank relationship manager Yu looking on from the witness stand.
Wan Aizuddin informed Mohd Nazlan that not only was Harvinderjit, who was initially set to cross-examine Yu, too sick to attend court, but that Najib's lead counsel Muhammad Shafee Abdullah was preoccupied with wrapping up cases being heard before another Kuala Lumpur High Court judge, Su Geok Yiam, before she retires at the end of this month.
When Mohd Nazlan queried why Najib's other lawyers could not handle the cross-examination, Wan Aizuddin said it was because they received no instructions about it.
After reminding the two lawyers of the need for alternative arrangements, Mohd Nazlan allowed proceedings to be postponed until today. - Mkini
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