News by Hafiz Yatim

Shahrol, who would be the prosecution's ninth witness, is expected to testify of Najib's close relationship with Jho Low and the formation of TIA and 1MDB.

This came after Justice Nazlan dismissed Ku Nan's bid to recuse the former from hearing the case.

...when he said that Low Taek Jho has never worked for 1MDB.

The new witness is former Terengganu Investment Authority and former 1MDB chief executive officer Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi who like Amhari would be a vital prosecution witness.

Shafee cites a letter advising ex-PM to buy shares from MB Inc

Najib's lead counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah informed High Court Justice Collin Lawrence Sequerah that his client has to leave at 11am to see an eye doctor in Mid Valley.

The former premier's lead counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah alleged that the businessman, better known as Jho Low, pulled this move to impress the Terengganu government.

Security costs could be imposed by the court when the plaintiff or the party filing the suit is a foreigner and the defendent is concerned that the company is not able to pay costs, should it lose the suit.

Shafee further read that the formation of TIA was to ensure that the state continues to receive some form of revenue should its oil well dry up.

Naza Quest's lawyer Md Yunos said he wants consent judgment to be recorded with criminal or civil liability on the company following its agreement to hand over the amount of RM269,662.