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Former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s final appeal against his SRC International Sdn Bhd conviction and to adduce further evidence with regards to trial judge Justice Datuk Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali will proceed as scheduled at the Federal Court from August 15 to 26.
This is because the Federal Court has rejected a written application by Najib’s new lawyers to adjourn the case after they took over the case from Shafee & Co, who had been discharged from representing the former premier.
During Friday’s case management held via Zoom, the Federal Court’s deputy registrars — Wan Fatimah Zahara Wan Yussof and Siti Hajar Mustaffa — said Najib’s new lawyers will have to make an application in open court on Aug 15 if they still want to seek an adjournment.
In attendance were Najib’s new lawyers as well as his former counsels Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah and Rahmat Hazlan, while the prosecution was represented by ad-hoc prosecutor Datuk V Sithambaram and deputy public prosecutor Mohd Ashrof Adrin Kamarul.
PUTRAJAYA: Former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s final appeal against his SRC International Sdn Bhd conviction and to adduce further evidence with regards to trial judge Justice Datuk Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali will proceed as scheduled at the Federal Court from August 15 to 26.
This is because the Federal Court has rejected a written application by Najib’s new lawyers to adjourn the case after they took over the case from Shafee & Co, who had been discharged from representing the former premier.
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The application was submitted on Tuesday, when the new team — led by lead counsel Hisyam Teh Poh Teik — notified the apex court of their appointments. Hisyam is assisted by Liew Teck Huat and Rueben Mathiavaranam, two lawyers from law firm Zaid Ibrahim Suflan TH Liew and Partners.
During Friday’s case management held via Zoom, the Federal Court’s deputy registrars — Wan Fatimah Zahara Wan Yussof and Siti Hajar Mustaffa — said Najib’s new lawyers will have to make an application in open court on Aug 15 if they still want to seek an adjournment.
In attendance were Najib’s new lawyers as well as his former counsels Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah and Rahmat Hazlan, while the prosecution was represented by ad-hoc prosecutor Datuk V Sithambaram and deputy public prosecutor Mohd Ashrof Adrin Kamarul.
“The court has informed that the hearing dates fixed on August 15 to 26 are maintained and gave several instructions, which are to be followed,” those familiar with the case management said.
In seeking the adjournment, Najib’s new solicitors highlighted that they only received the hardcopies of the appeal records on Wednesday and that the digital copies of the same were not provided although Messrs Shafee & Co said they had sent them over earlier.
The new solicitors also claimed they were not able to match the digital copies with the hardcopies received, and so would need more time to go through the documents to prepare their submissions.
Messrs Shafee & Co, however, claimed they had delivered all hardcopies of the appeal records on July 27 and provided a bookmarked version digitally five days earlier, on July 22.
“The court is of the view that this matter should be handled between the previous counsel (solicitors) and the new counsel. All parties have been provided with the link to download all documents for the purpose of the hearing of this appeal,” the source added.
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