Najib fails in attempt to add fresh evidence in SRC appeal

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PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal today dismissed Najib Razak’s application to include fresh evidence to set aside his conviction in the RM42 million SRC International corruption appeal.

The former prime minister, who is on RM2 million bail, will appear before a three-member bench chaired by Abdul Karim Abdul Jalil, when judgment is delivered on his appeal tomorrow via Zoom

Karim said the bench disallowed Najib’s application as he failed to show the fresh evidence was not available during the appeal, or that it was relevant, capable of belief, and that the new evidence will create doubt in the prosecution’s case.

“Further, the applicant also failed to satisfy Section 61 of the Courts of Judicature Act that fresh evidence is required for the justice of the case,” said Karim, who is sitting with Has Zanah Mehat and Vazeer Alam Mydin Meera.

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