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Hazem said the fundraising exercise by 1MDB as detailed in his witness statement was made in hindsight. 

Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah said he is “98% sure” that he will initiate proceedings against Thomas, and will need to send a show-cause letter to the lawyer.

Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah: We believe that there is overwhelming reason and strong grounds for us to seek his (Sri Ram’s) disqualification.

Lead defence counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah today explained that the application to adjourn the proceedings for this week is made on two grounds; firstly, to allow the team to seek documents from the US courts, which he said is very important to the case as they may affect the cross-examination of some of the witnesses in this trial. 

However, Hazem had previously testified that the late Datuk Azlin Alias and Low told him that the investment fund was set up to raise money for the ex-prime minister and his political party Umno.

However, Shafee questioned Hazem's claim and accused him of being part of the whole dubious business affairs. 

... instead of 1MDB's office which is within a radius of less than 10km. 

High Court Judge Justice Mohamed Zaini Mazlan, in reading out his judgement earlier today, said Najib's claim that Sri Ram was biased against him was "without basis and misplaced".

As a result, the number of active cases fell before the 50,000-mark to 49,490.

Covid-19 national death toll climbed to 958