Najib’s failure to adjourn hearing was self-inflicted, not breach of justice: Prosecutor

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Najib’s failure to adjourn hearing was self-inflicted, not breach of justice: Prosecutor
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Ex-Malaysian PM is seeking a review of the court decision that confirmed his conviction and 12 years’ jail sentence. Read more at straitstimes.com.

was “self-inflicted” and not a breach of natural justice, a prosecutor told the Federal Court on Wednesday.

and 12 years’ jail sentence for misappropriating RM42 million belonging to former 1Malaysia Development Berhad subsidiary SRC International, claiming that he was not given a fair hearing. In August 2022, Mr Hisyam asked for a postponement of three to four months, as he had taken over Najib’s case only several weeks earlier.Mr Hisyam then refused to make any submission on Najib’s behalf.Mr Sithambaram said Mr Hisyam and Zist should not have accepted the case when hearing dates were already fixed, unless they were prepared to proceed with the appeal.

The latter had allegedly demonstrated negative views of Najib’s leadership and had concluded that he had siphoned funds from 1MDB into his personal bank account.

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