AGC to file ‘certificate of urgency’ for its appeal against Najib’s stay order
The Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) has filed an appeal against former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak’s stay order for the trial of his SRC International Sdn Bhd case.
The Kuala Lumpur High Court was also told today that the AGC will file a certificate of urgency on their appeal against the stay.
“We are hoping by next week the Federal Court can hear our appeal on the stay,” deputy public prosecutor Manoj Kurup, who is also the head of prosecution in the AGC, said to the Kuala Lumpur High Court today...
The Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) has filed an appeal against former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak’s stay order for the trial of his SRC International Sdn Bhd case.
The Kuala Lumpur High Court was also told today that the AGC will file a certificate of urgency on their appeal against the stay.
“We are hoping by next week the Federal Court can hear our appeal on the stay,” deputy public prosecutor Manoj Kurup, who is also the head of prosecution in the AGC, said to the Kuala Lumpur High Court today.
In addition to that, he added they have also filed an appeal yesterday against the Court of Appeal’s decision to allow Najib’s appeal to produce lawyer Sulaiman Abdullah’s letter of appointment by the AGC.
Yesterday, the Court of Appeal dismissed three out of Najib’s four appeals in the SRC International case.
The other three appeals they dismissed were for a gag order to prevent public discussion of the trial; for discovery of documents from the prosecution; and for an order against High Court judge Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali’s decision to allow the attorney-general’s withdrawal of a certificate to transfer Najib's case from the Sessions Court to the High Court.
Najib’s counsel Muhammad Shafee Abdullah requested for a stay on trial proceedings as they intend to file an appeal to the Federal Court against the three dismissals. The Court of Appeal granted the stay order.
New mention date
Justice Mohd Nazlan, who presided over today’s proceedings, set a new mention date for April 3.
This came after the AGC said they hoped to return after their appeal against the stay has been heard by the Federal Court, hopefully by next week.
The Court of Appeal had also indicated they would prepare the grounds for yesterday’s judgement by next week.
Manoj had earlier suggested March 29 as the next mention date, but Shafee said April 3 would be a more suitable time.
This is because, he said, it would give more time to the Court of Appeal to prepare their judgement.
He would also only be returning from Sydney in the afternoon on March 29, and attending a mediation session at 4pm, after which he would have to take a flight to Kota Kinabalu, he said.
“It is only a difference of three days,” he told the court.
The AGC agreed to April 3 as the new mention date and Manoj said he hoped they could fix trial dates at that time.
As of Feb 8, Najib has been charged in court six times on 42 criminal charges. The former BN chairperson and Umno president has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
He was first charged on July 4 last year on three counts of criminal breach of trust and one count of abuse of power in connection with SRC International Sdn Bhd funds totalling RM42 million.
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