MACC probe into judge Nazlan completed, waiting on AGC's decision

 

The MACC has completed its investigations into Court of Appeal judge Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali.

In a brief statement today, it said the probe was completed on Wednesday and is now pending further action from the Attorney-General's Chambers.

Nazlan, when he was a High Court judge in 2020, sentenced former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak to 12 years in prison and RM210 million for corruption, abuse of power and money laundering.

The Court of Appeal upheld the decision last year. Najib is appealing the case in Federal Court.

In their final appeal, Najib's legal team tried to discredit Nazlan by claiming that he had a conflict of interest in the 1MDB case as the judge used to be a general counsel of Maybank, and his tenure coincided with the time when the commercial bank issued a loan to SRC's parent company, 1MDB.

Najib is hoping this new evidence could secure him a fresh trial.

Blogger Raja Petra Kamaruddin's portal Malaysia Today had also accused Nazlan of having "unexplained wealth".

Nazlan has lodged a police report over the article.

The MACC said it had launched the probe against Nazlan as a matter of procedure after a report was lodged against the judge. - Mkini