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Federal Court denies Najib’s bid to postpone case

PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court has denied Najib Razak’s bid to postpone his SRC International appeal, with Chief Justice Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat stating that the appeal must proceed as scheduled.

“We will start the appeal (hearing) on Thursday,” she said.

Earlier today, lead counsel Hisyam Teh Poh Teik requested a postponement of up to “three to four months” as he said that the defence needed more time to prepare for the case, which they took over less than a month ago.

The court previously fixed 10 days – Aug 15 to 26 – to hear the former prime minister’s final appeal to quash his conviction for abuse of power, money laundering and criminal breach of trust over SRC funds amounting to RM42 million.

His conviction was upheld by the Court of Appeal on Dec 8 last year, as was his 12-year jail sentence and RM210 million fine.
However, Najib was released on bail pending his final appeal before the Federal Court.

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