Eight years, and then some. GE14 toppled one government. Since then, we’ve had four prime ministers, BN is back in Cabinet, and reforms are stuck in committee.
Delays in issuing written grounds of judgment are not uncommon in complex cases. But when such delays extend well beyond established timelines, do they begin to affect an accused person’s ability to exercise a meaningful right of appeal?
Bekas CEO 1MDB Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi memberitahu Mahkamah Tinggi bahawa bekas perdana menteri Najib Razak tidak mengurus secara mikro SRC International atau 1MDB dan tidak pernah mengarahkannya mempengaruhi keputusan lembaga pengarah.
Former 1MDB CEO Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi told the High Court that SRC International decisions were not micromanaged by former prime minister Najib Razak, agreeing he had never been instructed to direct the board on corporate matters.
In Malaysia, the phrases "kangaroo court" and "hanging judge" have taken on a chilling significance in the wake of controversial legal proceedings involving former Prime Minister Najib Razak.
Penghakiman terhadap mantan Perdana Menteri Malaysia, Datuk Seri Najib Razak menimbulkan persoalan serius sama ada keadilan sedang dilaksanakan secara seimbang, atau telah berubah menjadi hukuman yang bersifat menghukum secara berlebihan hingga menyerupai penghinaan awam.
Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah’s response to the authorities’ press statement goes beyond defending Najib Razak. It underscores wider concerns about constitutional rights, judicial independence, and Malaysia’s global credibility at a time when political pressures risk shaping public perception of justice.
Selepas seminggu hujahan, pasukan pembelaan Najib Razak berjaya menelanjangkan dakwaan pendakwaan — mendedahkan percanggahan, keterangan hearsay dan dwistandard yang ketara, daripada isu derma Arab Saudi yang sah hingga kepada dalang sebenar yang masih bebas.
After a week of submissions, Najib Razak’s defence team dismantled the prosecution’s claims, exposing contradictions, hearsay evidence and glaring double standards — from the verified Saudi donation to the real culprits who remain free.
Najib Razak’s downfall in 2018 was seen as Malaysia’s great reset. But with Sarawak rising, Sabah drifting, PAS gaining strength, and Madani struggling to win trust, the question lingers: has anything really changed?
Former Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has filed a damning police report through his lawyer against former Attorney General Tan Sri Ahmad Terrirudin, accusing him of deceiving the courts and suppressing a royal decree granting home detention.
Diam membisu bekas Peguam Negara, Tan Sri Ahmad Terrirudin Mohd Salleh dan penggantinya, Datuk Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar, mengenai dakwaan kewujudan satu ‘addendum’ perintah tahanan rumah terhadap Datuk Seri Najib Razak semakin menimbulkan kebimbangan dalam kalangan rakyat dan pemerhati undang-undang.