KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 (NNN-BERNAMA) — \u00a0The High Court in\u00a0Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) trial \u00a0today held\u00a0that it will not tolerate any attempt to mislead it following \u00a0Najib\u2019s\u00a0attendance at\u00a0the Tanjung Piai by-election nomination process despite getting a one-day medical leave from attending the trial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Judge Collin Lawrence Sequerah made the reminder following an application by lead prosecutor Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram for the court for a sanction to be imposed on the former premier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“This court will not tolerate any attempt to mislead it. Should the need arise, the court will not hesitate to punish with contempt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“But after listening to both parties, the court does not see the situation to impose sanctions,” said Justice Sequerah after hearing submissions from both parties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Earlier, Sri Ram pointed out that the prosecution had received instructions from Attorney-General Tan Sri Tommy Thomas to seek for the court to impose sanction on Najib via a way of restricting him within the Federal Territory and to report to the police station closest to his house every Saturday from 9 a.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sri Ram added that the AG sought this as it was miraculous that the eye problem disappeared a short while after Thursday and that Najib was able to go to Johor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said that a public outcry occurred, and the public prosecutor received a number of complaints and a police report was even lodged by someone over the issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“We submit the accused is using his MC as abuse to obtain adjournment and prolong the trial. There must be sanction on this utter contempt for court proceedings,” Sri Ram said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, Najib’s lead counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah countered that the Thomas did not do proper research and merely issued the directive to the prosecution team while he (Thomas) was overseas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Muhammad Shafee said that the MC was only for a day and that Najib was able to go to Johor as the irritation in his eyes had disappeared, but the swelling was still there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He also challenged the person who lodged the police report to be brave enough to come before this court and lodge the complaint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“He is obviously hiding behind someone’s skirt and made an erroneous complaint and is trying to prejudice my client,” said Muhammad Shafee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last Thursday, the trial had to be adjourned due to Najib obtaining a one-day MC for an allergy which purportedly made his eyes swell with irritation and pain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Najib, 66, faces four charges of using his position to obtain bribes totaling RM2.3 billion from 1MDB funds and 21 charges of money laundering involving the same amount.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The hearing before Justice Sequerah continues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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