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The Sun
06-05-2025
- Politics
- The Sun
Najib 1MDB case: Defence closes case, court to hear submissions on Oct 21
PUTRAJAYA: The defence in former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak's case involving the misappropriation of RM2.3 billion belonging to 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) closed its case today after calling 26 witnesses. Lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, representing the former premier, informed the court after calling the defence's final witness, a forensic document examiner from PHA Handwriting Analysis Sdn Bhd, Tay Eue Kam, to testify. 'Yang Arif, we officially closed the case after our 26th witness today. Just for Yang Arif's information, the trial of this case began on Aug 28, 2019, while the final day of the prosecution's case was May 30, 2024. The trial lasted 233 days and involved 50 witnesses. 'On Oct 30, 2024, the court ordered Datuk Seri Najib to enter his defence, with the first day of the defence proceedings on Dec 2, 2024 and the last on May 6, 2025, taking a total of 58 days with 26 witnesses,' Muhammad Shafee informed the presiding judge Datuk Collin Lawrence Sequerah. Justice Sequerah then set Sept 30 for both parties to submit their written submissions and nine days, beginning Oct 21, for oral submissions.
The Sun
06-05-2025
- Politics
- The Sun
Najib 1MDB case: Defence closes case
PUTRAJAYA: The defence in former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak's case involving the misappropriation of RM2.3 billion belonging to 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) closed its case today after calling 26 witnesses. Lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, representing the former premier, informed the court after calling the defence's final witness, a forensic document examiner from PHA Handwriting Analysis Sdn Bhd, Tay Eue Kam, to testify. 'Yang Arif, we officially closed the case after our 26th witness today. Just for Yang Arif's information, the trial of this case began on Aug 28, 2019, while the final day of the prosecution's case was May 30, 2024. The trial lasted 233 days and involved 50 witnesses. 'On Oct 30, 2024, the court ordered Datuk Seri Najib to enter his defence, with the first day of the defence proceedings on Dec 2, 2024 and the last on May 6, 2025, taking a total of 58 days with 26 witnesses,' Muhammad Shafee informed the presiding judge Datuk Collin Lawrence Sequerah. Justice Sequerah then set Sept 30 for both parties to submit their written submissions and nine days, beginning Oct 21, for oral submissions.
Barnama
05-05-2025
- Barnama
1MDB Trial: Handwriting Expert Says Najib's Signatures Inconclusive Without Originals
PUTRAJAYA, May 5 (Bernama) -- A forensic document examiner told the High Court here today that there were both similarities and dissimilarities in Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak's purported signatures on several 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB)-related documents, rendering her findings inconclusive. Tay Eue Kam, a handwriting expert from PHA Handwriting Analysis Sdn Bhd, said she could not determine the authenticity of the signatures as she had only received photocopied documents from Messrs Shafee & Co for analysis. 'When dealing with reproductions, we cannot exclude the probability of signatures being copied and pasted (lifted and pasted). They need to be compared with the original copies. 'All of the documents received were reproductions, and (while) it has been established that examinations can be conducted on reproductions of good quality, poor quality reproductions present challenges in identifying some critical handwriting figures,' said the 26th defence witness. The 59-year-old said this during examination-in-chief by Najib's counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah at the former premier's trial for the alleged misappropriation of RM2.3 billion in 1MDB funds. The expert had analysed 31 specimen documents, including numerous bank cheques and government letters and memorandums to identify whether Najib had indeed written the signatures and notes in seven impugned documents in relation to the 1MDB trial. Tay said while specific details such as connection, line quality and variations in pen pressure within the signatures in the reproductions were not explicitly deciphered, their structural formation, key features and orientation were subject to examination and analysis. 'However, I acknowledged that reproduction documents can occasionally be fabricated and I have duly considered these possibilities in my analysis,' she said. On Oct 30 last year, Judge Datuk Collin Lawrence Sequerah ordered Najib to enter his defence, after ruling that the prosecution had established a prima facie case against him.
The Sun
05-05-2025
- Business
- The Sun
1MDB trial: Handwriting expert says Najib's signatures inconclusive without originals
PUTRAJAYA: A forensic document examiner told the High Court here today that there were both similarities and dissimilarities in Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak's purported signatures on several 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB)-related documents, rendering her findings inconclusive. Tay Eue Kam, a handwriting expert from PHA Handwriting Analysis Sdn Bhd, said she could not determine the authenticity of the signatures as she had only received photocopied documents from Messrs Shafee & Co for analysis. 'When dealing with reproductions, we cannot exclude the probability of signatures being copied and pasted (lifted and pasted). They need to be compared with the original copies. 'All of the documents received were reproductions, and (while) it has been established that examinations can be conducted on reproductions of good quality, poor quality reproductions present challenges in identifying some critical handwriting figures,' said the 26th defence witness. The 59-year-old said this during examination-in-chief by Najib's counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah at the former premier's trial for the alleged misappropriation of RM2.3 billion in 1MDB funds. The expert had analysed 31 specimen documents, including numerous bank cheques and government letters and memorandums to identify whether Najib had indeed written the signatures and notes in seven impugned documents in relation to the 1MDB trial. Tay said while specific details such as connection, line quality and variations in pen pressure within the signatures in the reproductions were not explicitly deciphered, their structural formation, key features and orientation were subject to examination and analysis. 'However, I acknowledged that reproduction documents can occasionally be fabricated and I have duly considered these possibilities in my analysis,' she said. On Oct 30 last year, Judge Datuk Collin Lawrence Sequerah ordered Najib to enter his defence, after ruling that the prosecution had established a prima facie case against him. Najib, 71, faces 25 charges, including four counts of abusing his position to accept RM2.3 billion in bribes from 1MDB funds and 21 charges of money laundering involving the same amount. The hearing continues tomorrow.
Barnama
28-04-2025
- Politics
- Barnama
AG Gets Leave To Appeal Over Najib's Additional Document
PUTRAJAYA, April 28 (Bernama) -- The Federal Court here today granted leave to the Attorney-General (AG) to appeal against the existence of an additional document in the case involving former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. A three-judge panel led by Chief Judge of Malaya Datuk Seri Hasnah Mohammed Hashim, in a unanimous decision, said the proposed questions raised by the AG had met the threshold requirements for leave to be granted under Section 96 Courts of Judicature Act (CJA) 1964. The Apex Court set July 1 and 2 to hear the appeal.
