Najib Abdul Razak's defence team today argued in his RM42 million SRC International Sdn Bhd graft trial that the testimony of an ex-minister against the former prime minister should be disregarded.
Defence lawyer Farhan Read said there were questions to former finance minister II Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah's credibility as a witness as he had blamed Najib for a sexual harassment claim.
"This is a deeply personal issue - sexual misconduct but he blames Najib for it. How would one regard a person responsible for this allegation?
"More pertinently, how would his (Ahmad Husni) evidence against the person charged with the offence translate?
"Can we believe what he said and value what he said?" Farhan said at the Kuala Lumpur High Court during the defence's submission.
Husni (above, middle), during his testimony as a prosecution witness, had among others claimed that he lied to cover-up for Najib.
Despite his efforts, Husni claimed Najib engineered a sexual harassment allegation against him.
When testifying in court, Husni had also claimed that Najib had in 2015 blocked him from travelling to Switzerland to find out what happened to billions of ringgit in SRC International's funds which had purportedly been frozen.
The funds were loans taken out from the Retirement Fund Incorporated (Kwap).
At the time, Najib was both the prime minister and finance minister.
Farhan also cited transcripts from the testimony where Husni confirmed he had purportedly threatened to expose Najib.
"How does this translate to the credibility of a witness?
"This court must be cautious in taking SP56's (Husni) evidence in light of all these circumstances," he said.
[More to follow] - Mkini
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