Pertempuran undang-undang 1MDB berakhir dengan kos guaman yang signifikan diberikan kepada Riza Aziz selepas perbicaraan panjang yang menonjolkan litigasi yang tidak perlu dan perbelanjaan dana awam yang besar.
The 1MDB legal battle concludes with significant costs awarded to Riza Aziz after a lengthy trial highlights unnecessary litigation and substantial public fund expenditure.
Former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's defense team has called for his acquittal in the RM2.3 billion 1MDB scandal, claiming key witness testimonies are inconsistent and cannot be trusted, as the high-profile trial continues in the High Court.
The defence argues that the witness testimonies in the 1MDB-Tanore trial were filled with "terrible hearsay" and therefore should not be taken into account...
Even if the Agong's Decree on house arrest for Najib lies hidden forever, the Pardons' Board letter dated 29 January 2024 on halving of 12 year jail sentence 'without remission' mentioned, exists!
Former 1MDB lawyer Jasmine Loo was first charged in absentia in December 2018 when she was accused of laundering US$5 million and US$999,975, being proceeds of unlawful activity received into the account of River Dee International SA (BVI) in Falcon Private Bank AG in Zurich, but to date the charges have yet to be pursued, giving rise to speculations about a possible deal with the authorities
From the number of statements made by Jasmine Loo during the course of her taking the witness stand, it is obvious that the top level management and certain parties involved with 1MDB would keep former Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Razak in the dark about some of the dealings and used his name as purportedly giving approval to some of the project developments.
Attending Medical Officer Dr Hafiz Husni said under oath that the former Prime Minister suffers low blood pressure and pulse, as well as diarrhoea and severe abdominal pain, and is giving him medical leave for two days. However, the attending judge for the 1MDB trial will only accept leave for today (Tuesday)
After much prodding from defence counsel Tan Sri Shafee Abdullah, former 1MDB general counsel Jasmine Loo admits that the joint-venture agreement between 1MDB and PSI was purely a scam
Former Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak, jailed unrepresented on 23 August 2022, must allow movement on plight in jail -- read remedy -- and not be bogged down in the deadend for no rhyme or reason!
During the 1MDB trial, defence counsel Shafee Abdullah asked Loo why Jho Low's character cannot be generalised when he is obviously a crook of the highest order, but his client's (Najib's) character was heavily generalised and his liberty at stake, Low's is not and he could be on the beach somewhere while Najib is in the dock!
Ketika disoal siasat, bekas pengarah 1MDB itu berkata bahawa dia tidak mengetahui butir-butir mengenai pertuduhan terhadapnya dan menyerahkan kepada peguamnya untuk menelitinya.
Dalam perbicaraan 1MDB-Tanore...
While the High Court granted leave for the AG to initiate contempt of court proceeding against Isham Jalil, his lawyer, Tan Sri Azhar argued that his client is entitled to Freedom of Speech
The star witness of the 1MDB-Tanore Trial, the firm's former legal counsel, Jasmine Loo today admitted that she had gone to parties all over the world and fraternised with celebrities like Leonardo Di Caprio, David Beckham and supermodel Adriana Lima, all purportedly friends of rogue fugitive Jho Low.