Following AG's application, Najib discharged over three charges
The High Court in Kuala Lumpur has granted Najib Abdul Razak a discharge not amounting to an acquittal (DNAA) over three money laundering charges.
On Jan 28, the former premier was slapped with the three additional charges under the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing Act 2001 (Amlatfa)...
The High Court in Kuala Lumpur has granted Najib Abdul Razak a discharge not amounting to an acquittal (DNAA) over three money laundering charges.
On Jan 28, the former premier was slapped with the three additional charges under the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing Act 2001 (Amlatfa).
Justice Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali made the order after allowing attorney-general Tommy Thomas' application for a DNAA for the three charges.
"In view of the request by the public prosecutor, I order that the accused be discharged of the three additional charges not amounting to an acquittal,” said the judge.
In his submission earlier, Thomas said on Jan 28, there was an argument on whether there should be a joinder with the other charges.
"In a move to assist the court and avoid troubling your lordship for a ruling on the point, I propose not to proceed on those three charges before this court.
"I, therefore, seek an order of DNAA from your lordship on those three charges," he said.
Thomas added that Najib would be charged over the three counts of money laundering before the Sessions Court on a later date.
Najib was represented by Muhammad Shafee Abdullah.
Previously, a source close to the former premier had claimed that the new charges were to punish Najib over his role in BN's Cameron Highlands by-election victory.
In his judgment, Justice Nazlan also exercised his discretion under Section 417(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code to order the transfer of seven charges from the Sessions Court to High Court.
Thomas had earlier submitted to withdraw the certificate to transfer the seven charges which he had issued to avoid any possible argument that the transfer was a nullity.
The seven charges referred to are the four charges filed in July last year where Najib claimed trial to three counts of misconduct and one count of abusing his position over SRC International Sdn Bhd's fund of RM42 million, and three counts of money laundering involving the same amount belonging to the same fund filed against him in August.
Tommy Thomas, you really screwed this and let the rakyat down, now you have the Court of Appeal on the main 4 charges ruling a stay on Najib appearing in court on Tuesday 12th February, A day before Najib was to go fro trial, you threw Najib a lifeline when most of the Rakyat wanted him to be tried. Now, we don't know when the new trial date is or even Najib would get out on a technicality. You Stupid Tommy Thomas, Most of Malaysia was waiting for the trial of Najib to start ASAP.
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