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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.
Malay Mail
06-05-2025
- Business
- Malay Mail
After six-year saga, Najib rests his case in RM2.27b 1MDB trial; final arguments up next
PUTRAJAYA, May 6 — Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak today officially closed his defence in his trial involving RM2.27 billion of 1Malaysia Development Berhad's (1MDB) funds, after getting 26 defence witnesses including himself to appear in court. At slightly before 3pm today, Najib's lead defence lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah told the High Court: 'Yang Arif, we are closing our case, the defence's case. Yang Arif, we officially close the case.' Shafee said Najib had started defending himself in his 1MDB trial on December 2, 2024, with 26 defence witnesses called over a span of 58 days including today. All that is left now is for both Najib's lawyers and the prosecution to present their final arguments before the High Court decides on whether Najib is guilty or not in the 1MDB trial. Trial judge Datuk Collin Lawrence Sequerah then asked both sides to file their written submissions by September 30 and any replies to be filed by October 10. The judge also ordered both Najib's lawyers and the prosecution to present their final arguments in court over nine days from October 21 to October 24 and from October 27 to October 31. 'I trust that the submissions will focus on the main issues raised by the defence. I don't think I need to give further instructions. All dates fixed prior to October 2025 are hereby vacated. So once again I thank parties for their assistance,' the judge said. This brings the 1MDB trial closer to a conclusion, after close to six years of trial so far. The then 65-year-old Najib was charged close to seven years ago on September 20, 2018, and the 1MDB trial began on August 28, 2019. The prosecution had called in 50 prosecution witnesses during 235 days of trial from August 2019 to May 30, 2024. The High Court on October 30, 2024 ordered Najib to enter his defence. Najib began his defence on December 2, 2024 and read his witness statement numbering 678 pages in court and answering questions over 26 pages in the witness stand, before getting 25 others to come as his defence witnesses. Najib, who is turning 72 later this year, is facing charges of abusing his power in three roles — as prime minister, finance minister, and 1MDB's board of advisers' chairman — over 1MDB matters for his own financial benefit amounting to RM2.27 billion. He is also facing charges for allegedly laundering more than RM2 billion of 1MDB's money. MORE TO COME
