From foe to ally: Zaid now in Najib’s corner

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PETALING JAYA: It was not too long ago that Zaid Ibrahim and Najib Razak were in opposite corners.

Zaid’s 2015 blog post, titled “Rally Behind Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad”, saw him being charged with making an offensive statement against Najib, who was then the prime minister.

He was acquitted upon appeal, and this happened after the Mahathir-led Pakatan Harapan defeated Najib’s Barisan Nasional in the 14th general election.

Nearly seven years after the blog post, Zaid and Najib have a date in court again. But this time, the former law minister is in Najib’s corner as the Pekan MP appeals his SRC International conviction in the Federal Court.

The appeal will be heard in less than a fortnight.

Najib has roped in Zaid’s law firm to take over from lawyer Shafee Abdullah.

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