رايوان سرچ: ڤندعواان كات نجيب سنديري ڤيليه اونتوق تيدق ڤڠڬيل زيتي سباڬاي سقسي، اد چوبأن لڠاهكن كڤوتوسن
The prosecution in Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s SRC International Sdn Bhd case is opposing the former premier’s motion to adduce further evidence in his appeal to overturn his conviction, saying the motion is only done to delay the decision on his appeal, which is set to be delivered on Wednesday (Dec 8).
It said all the evidence in the case had been made available to the High Court and the Court of Appeal for the determination of his appeal.
“There was no statutory declaration made by Zeti in this matter. The applicant could have commenced the application in January this year before the hearing of the appeal commenced on April 5,” the DPP said.
“The applicant took 11 months and a few days before the COA (Court of Appeal) is scheduled to deliver its decision on Najib’s appeal [to file a motion]. This is a deliberate delay and the irrelevance of the so-called fresh evidence to the charges demonstrates that this is a mala fide application,” the DPP added.
PUTRAJAYA: The prosecution in Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s SRC International Sdn Bhd case is opposing the former premier’s motion to adduce further evidence in his appeal to overturn his conviction, saying the motion is only done to delay the decision on his appeal, which is set to be delivered on Wednesday (Dec 8).
It said all the evidence in the case had been made available to the High Court and the Court of Appeal for the determination of his appeal.
“There is no relevant additional evidence that is required for the fair disposal of this case. The prosecution states that this application is to delay the decisions on the three appeals by reopening the entire case — as is evident from the prayers and consequences of the orders sought.
“I categorically deny that the prosecution has concealed any fact relevant to the charges during the trial or appeal process before this honourable court (the Court of Appeal),” said Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) Budiman Lutfi Mohamed.
Budiman also said that former Bank Negara Malaysia governor Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz was offered to the defence at the end of the prosecution’s case.
“However, the applicant (Najib) chose not to call or interview Zeti for the purpose of calling her as a witness to establish the defence’s case,” the DPP said.
He further said Najib could have made the application in January this year as they had known by December 2020 the issue of the statutory declarations made by Zeti’s husband Datuk Dr Tawfik Ayman and his two sons.
“There was no statutory declaration made by Zeti in this matter. The applicant could have commenced the application in January this year before the hearing of the appeal commenced on April 5,” the DPP said.
“The applicant took 11 months and a few days before the COA (Court of Appeal) is scheduled to deliver its decision on Najib’s appeal [to file a motion]. This is a deliberate delay and the irrelevance of the so-called fresh evidence to the charges demonstrates that this is a mala fide application,” the DPP added.
He further said the subject matter sought in the motion had no bearing on the trial or the appeal.
“There is no nexus between the additional evidence sought and the charges against Najib,” he said, adding that despite what the former premier had alleged, it was not conclusively established that Zeti had a long-standing relationship with fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho, better known as Jho Low.
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