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Senior Singaporean lawyer Niru Pillai has chided Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah on the latter’s antic when submitting Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s final review in the SRC International Berhad case.
Describing Shafee’s remarks as despicable, scandalous, and false, Niru said Shafee lied to the court and tried to conceal his faults and failings by a verbal sleight of hand.
Niru said Najib approached Zaid to take over his defence in the SRC matter because he was getting concerned by Shafee’s handling of his defence.
He said Instead of focusing on the law and facts, and what could be proven or fairly argued as a matter of law, Shafee had gone on a frolic of his own, casting aspersions on everyone, including the trial judge.
KUALA LUMPUR: Senior Singaporean lawyer Niru Pillai has chided Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah on the latter’s antic when submitting Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s final review in the SRC International Berhad case.
Describing Shafee’s remarks as despicable, scandalous, and false, Niru said Shafee lied to the court and tried to conceal his faults and failings by a verbal sleight of hand.
“I am not suprised that he would stoop so low because that is him.
“He fails to realise that there is a lot on record and in writing, including recorded conversations and WhatsApp messages, of what actually transpired,” he said in a statement.
When he submitted Najib’s review of his conviction and sentence at the Federal Court recently, Shafee said Datuk Mohd Zaid Ibrahim’s firm, Messrs Zaid Ibrahim Suflan TH Liew & Partners (Zist), did not have what it takes to represent such a big case, resulting in Najib being incarcerated in Kajang Prison.
Shafee also claimed that Zist has never done criminal law and its partner lawyer Niru from Singapore was about to be disciplined by the Singaporean Bar because he was practising without license.
Niru said Najib approached Zaid to take over his defence in the SRC matter because he was getting concerned by Shafee’s handling of his defence.
He said Instead of focusing on the law and facts, and what could be proven or fairly argued as a matter of law, Shafee had gone on a frolic of his own, casting aspersions on everyone, including the trial judge.
“Najib was concerned that this was unnecessarily antagonising the prosecution and the courts and completely and gravely compromising his defence and prospects on appeal.
“Zaid spoke to me of Najib’s concerns and sought my help in obtaining advice of expert criminal lawyers in India.
“They could provide incisive help as the Malaysian Penal Code is derived from the Indian Penal Code.
“I quickly secured the services of two foremost Indian senior advocates, Sidharth Luthra and Kavin Gulati. They are among the very best senior advocates in India,” he said.
Niru said Shafee became infantile and obstructive when he realised that he risked being displaced.
He said both Indian senior advocates were completely frustrated and flabbergasted by Shafee’s antics and idiosyncrasies.
“I should add that at no point did the Zist team offer to Najib to take over from Shafee.
“The two teams were supposed to work together. Zist would concentrate on the fresh evidence application while Shafee and his team would continue to deal with the main appeal.
“However, Shafee’s shenanigans in being obstructive and misleading to the Zist team and the Indian senior advocates, as well as his lack of knowledge on the documents in the matter and details, shocked not only the lawyers from Zist and India, but also Najib,” he said.
He said Najib, at the same time, was impressed by the clear eyed and focused strategy and alternatives proposed by the Indian senior advocates and Zist.
Najib, 70, is seeking a review of the Federal Court’s decision to reject his application to adduce fresh evidence relating to the High Court judge Datuk Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali.
He is also seeking a review of the court’s decision to dismiss his bid to postpone his appeal hearing as well as the decision to recuse Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun.
He is also seeking a review of the court’s decision on Aug 23, last year, to affirm his conviction and sentence.
The former prime minister was found guilty of abuse of power in relation to a RM4 billion loan given by Retirement Fund (Inc) (KWAP) to SRC between August 2011 and March 2012.
He was also convicted of criminal breach of trust and money laundering involving RM42 million of SRC funds between Dec 26, 2014 and Feb 10, 2015.
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