The Queen’s Counsel (QC) from the United Kingdom that Najib Abdul Razak seeks to represent him in the RM42 million SRC International appeal does not even know Bahasa Malaysia, the prosecution contended.

In an affidavit to oppose the former prime minister’s bid to bring in the QC to act for him, deputy public prosecutor Mohd Ashrof Adrin Kamarul pointed out that Jonathan Laidlaw (above) does not fulfil this basic requirement under Section 11(2) of the Legal Profession Act 1976.

The prosecutor noted that there was no need...