Cold hard facts: Najib verdict proves prosecution apolitical, says lead

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PUTRAJAYA – Lead prosecutor Datuk V. Sithambaram has welcomed the Court of Appeal’s decision today upholding the conviction of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak over corruption involving SRC International Sdn Bhd funds.

He suggested that the verdict pronounced by Court of Appeal judge Datuk Abdul Karim Abdul Jalil negates any arguments that the prosecution had elements of politics.

“As prosecutors we have investigation papers and the testimonies of all witnesses. There’s no politics there, these are cold hard facts.

“Two courts and four judges found that the evidence pointed towards the commission of offences Najib was charged with.

“I think the facts speak for themselves,” Sithambaram said during a press conference inside the Palace of Justice.

He also took the opportunity to explain there is currently no gag order against Najib over the making of comments concerning the case, but warned that anyone who comments on a pending matter with the intention to influence the case could be found guilty of contempt.

“But I think very often the rules are broken,” he added.

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Najib did not query RM42mil deposit but spent it, says judge

PUTRAJAYA: Najib Razak never raised any complaint with Ambank that RM42 million was wrongly credited into his accounts but was content on receiving and utilising the funds to his liking, the Court of Appeal said.

Judge Abdul Karim Abdul Jalil said it was also never shown that the use of the funds had anything to do with SRC International Sdn Bhd or its business.

“The trial judge took this to mean that the transfers into his bank accounts must have been done with his (Najib) knowledge, otherwise he would not have spent the RM42 million,” he said, in holding that the former prime minister was guilty of committing criminal breach of trust.

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