Lawyer: Court has no jurisdiction to hear RM2.6b suit
A lawyer representing Prime Minister and BN chairperson Najib Abdul Razak and BN secretary-general Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor told the High Court in Kuala Lumpur today that it has no jurisdiction to hear the PKR suit on the RM2.6 billion.
Mohd Hafarizam Harun submitted what the PKR was seeking consisted of criminal elements, which do not fall within the civil jurisdiction of this court.
Hafarizam said the allegations in the suit were made under provisions of the Anti-Money Laundering and Financial of Terrorism Act, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Act, the Financial Services Act and the Foreign Exchange Act.
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