As Datuk Seri Najib Razak and Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor continue to face multiple court proceedings, many question whether the prolonged legal battles serve justice or represent a form of public punishment. With Najib's defamation suit against Tommy Thomas also commencing last week, his supporters ask if it's time to stop putting the former first family on trial.
KUALA LUMPUR - As former Prime Minister...
Ketika Datuk Seri Najib Razak dan Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor terus berhadapan dengan pelbagai prosiding mahkamah, ramai yang mula mempersoalkan sama ada perbicaraan yang berlarutan ini benar-benar menegakkan keadilan atau sekadar menjadi hukuman awam. Dengan saman fitnah Najib terhadap Tommy Thomas juga bermula minggu lalu, para penyokongnya bertanya adakah sudah tiba masanya untuk menghentikan pengadilan yang berterusan terhadap keluarga bekas pemimpin negara ini.
Defence lawyers for Datuk Seri Najib Razak criticised the prosecution’s hasty investigation in the 1MDB trial, arguing that unreliable witnesses and a misunderstanding of...
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 plaintiff’s lawyer pushed former Prime Minister Najib Razak to take responsibility for key documents related to SRC transactions, but Najib maintained that his approvals were purely statutory, emphasising that the management of SRC funds was the duty of its Board of Directors.
Back Talk is a series of articles and video interviews that traces events and happenings in Malaysia which holds different meanings for its citizens, the country and even the world. In this first segment of Back Talk, NMH's Editor-In-Chief, Hasnah Abdul Rahman, takes on a "citizen journalist" role and talks to the former First Lady, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor on how certain events affected her husband, Malaysia's 6th Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Razak. After having been quiet for the past six years, Rosmah opens up, straight from the heart, even about what her husband is going through now ...
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...
Many aspects of the defendant's defence were not thoroughly and fully investigated by the investigating officers, leading to gaps in the prosecution's case
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The Board of Directors of 1MDB passed a resolution to acquire TEHSB before seeking Najib’s approval as representative of MOF Inc, the sole shareholder...
Defence lawyer Shafee Abdullah, explaining that former Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak would give judicial notice on 1MDB, cites Swiss case on finding of fact and cautioned the media on editorialising in reporting on and continuing the Trial by Media!
Although Convention -- it's not law -- was about the working of the Constitution, the court of law in Malaysia cannot disregard and/or reject, with or without explanation, the Basic Features Doctrine (BFD) permeating the Constitution!
The cases in court against Rosmah, was allegedly based ala Trial by Media on building up public perceptions against former Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak, in particular, as he seeks freedom from arbitrary detention as political prisoner!