The prosecution will file an application for extension of time with regard to a court order allowing former premier Najib Abdul Razak and his family to inspect items seized in connection with the 1MDB investigation.
DPP Harris Ong informed the Kuala Lumpur High Court this morning that the application would be filed because there is insufficient time to comply with the order for Najib, his wife Rosmah Mansor and the couple's daughter Nooryana Najwa to view the items by next Monday.
On Feb 3, the court allowed Najib and his family's application to inspect the items, currently held in a vault at Bank Negara, to help prepare their defence against a 1MDB forfeiture suit.
Harris told judge Mohamed Zaini Mazlan that despite both parties have agreed for the inspection to be done today, this could not be carried out.
“Yesterday afternoon, (we) were informed (by Bank Negara) that the inspection cannot be done today on the issue of security,” he added.
Zaini said it is the prosecution's responsibility to work with Bank Negara on the issue of security during the inspection process.
The judge then ordered the prosecution to file the time-extension application by today and fixed case management for next Monday to fix a hearing date for the matter.
Met after proceedings, counsel Nur Syahirah Hanapiah, who is acting for Najib and his family said they received an email from Bank Negara late yesterday afternoon that the central bank's governor wanted the inspection to be carried out over the weekend.
“Because we received such short notice, it was too late (to do the inspection on the weekend),” she added.
On July 18 last year, Najib had filed the application to inspect and obtain the particulars of the items seized during the May 17, 2018 raid on residences linked to him.
He requested for colour photographs of the items and detailed descriptions.
Rosmah and Nooryana Najwa later filed an application for leave to be allowed to physically examine the items.
The items that the former premier and his family want to inspect are worth RM10 million from the RM31 million forfeiture suit against Najib, Rosmah, Nooryana Najwa, her brother Norashman and Najib's stepson Riza Aziz, as well as several others.
The forfeiture suit also targeted, among others, former Goldman Sachs banker Roger Ng, his wife Lim Hwee Bin, Jho Low's alleged associate Kee Kok Thiam and Rembulan Kembara Sdn Bhd.
Rembulan Kembara's registered shareholder is Low's father Larry Low.- Mkini
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