KUALA LUMPUR, April 3 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Today the High Court will hear the case of former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, who is facing three counts of criminal breach of trust (CBT), one
charge with abusing his post and three counts of money laundering over SRC International Sdn Bhd’s funds,totalling RM42 million.The trial will be before Judge Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali.
Najib, 66, who is also Pekan Member of Parliament, had pleaded not guilty to all the seven charges.
Following is the timeline of Najib’s SRC case:
July 4, 2018
Najib was charged for the first time in the Sessions Court here with three counts of CBT and one charge of abusing his post over SRC International Sdn Bhd’s funds
Aug 8, 2018
Najib was charged at the High Court with three counts of money laundering involving the same money (RM42 million of SRC’s funds) in proceeds from unlawful activities.
Aug 10, 2018
High Court Judge Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali dismissed Najib’s application for a gag order restraining the media and public to publish statements on the merits of his criminal charges which would infer Najib’s guilt pending the disposal of his case.
Aug 10, 2018
Mohd Nazlan set 33 days from Feb 12 to 28 and March 4 to 29 for the trial of Najib’s SRC case.
Aug 13, 2018
Najib filed an appeal at the Court of Appeal against the High Court refusal to issue an order restraining the media and public from publishing statements on the merits of his case.
Dec 18, 2018
High Court rejected Najib’s request to get the letter of
Jan 15, 2019
Najib, through his legal firm, Messrs Shafee & Co, sent a letter to the High Court seeking the trial scheduled on Feb 12 to be vacated pending his three interlocutory appeals before the Court of Appeal.
Jan 17, 2019
Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) prosecution division chief Manoj Kurup, in a letter dated
to High Court Judge Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali, objected to the
Feb 11, 2019
The Court of Appeal allowed Najib’s application to temporarily postpone the trial pending the disposal of his appeal over the public prosecutor’s withdrawal of the certificate of transfer on his seven charges.
Feb 14, 2019
The Court of Appeal set March 11 and 12 to hear four appeals by Najib to reverse the High Court’s ruling over the interlocutory applications in the seven charges on the SRC funds.
March 11, 12, 15 and 18, 2019
The Court of Appeal heard the four appeals by Najib.
March 21, 2019
The Court of Appeal granted a stay to Najib to
March 21, 2019
The Court of Appeal dismissed Najib’s three appeals, namely his appeals to obtain a gag order to prohibit the media and public from discussing the merits of his criminal case; access to investigation documents including witness statement at pre-trial stage; and on the Attorney-General’s (AG) withdrawal of his transfer certificate.
March 21, 2019
The Court of Appeal also allowed Najib’s appeal to have Datuk Sulaiman Abdullah to produce his letter of appointment to lead the prosecution team in his case.
March 27, 2019
The Federal Court seven-man panel allowed the prosecution’s appeal to lift the stay of proceeding order granted by the Court of Appeal to Najib to temporarily stall the trial pending disposal of his appeals over his interlocutory matters.
March 28, 2019
The High Court set April 3 at
April 1, 2019
Najib filed another bid (a judicial review application) against the Federal Court’s refusal to grant him
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