Apex court dismisses Najib's appeals in SRC case

The Federal Court today dismissed three appeals by former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak in relation to his SRC International Sdn Bhd case.

The appeals are related to seven criminal charges levied against Najib for alleged abuse of power, criminal breach of trust and money laundering concerning funds amounting to RM42 million belonging to the former 1MDB subsidiary.

The seven-member panel of the Federal Court, led by Chief Justice Richard Malanjum, unanimously rejected the three appeals after finding that the Court of Appeal did not err in its earlier dismissal.

Also on the panel were Chief Judge of Malaya Zaharah Ibrahim, Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak David Wong Dak Wah, Federal Court judges Ramly Ali, Idrus Harun, Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat and Nallini Pathmanathan.

Previously, the Court of Appeal dismissed three of the four appeals filed by Najib, allowing only his appeal for the Attorney-General's Chambers to produce prosecutor Sulaiman Abdullah's appointment letter.

With today's decision, however, the Federal Court reversed the decision on the letter.

Najib was also seeking a gag order to prevent public discussion of the trial; an order on whether the attorney-general had the constitutional right to withdraw a certificate transferring the case to the High Court; as well as an order on whether he is entitled to all witness statements and documents obtained in the course of investigations for his defence.

Najib was charged in relation to the SRC International case on July 4 last year, with the first day of the trial commencing on April 3. 

The case is set to resume at the Kuala Lumpur High Court on April 15.

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