PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court's dismissal of Datuk Seri Najib Razak's application to review his conviction and sentence would bring final closure to the SRC International Sdn Bhd case, says lead prosecutor Datuk V. Sithambaram.
He said today’s ruling was also a vindication that the charges against the former prime minister were legally mounted and not politically motivated.
"This successful prosecution must send a chilling message to all would-be offenders that the law will catch up with you and punish the guilty,” he said during a press conference at the Palace of Justice lobby.Earlier, the Federal Court in a 4-1 majority judgment dismissed Najib’s application to review his conviction and sentence of 12 years’ jail and RM210 million fine for misappropriation of RM42mil in SRC International funds.
Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak Datuk Abdul Rahman Sebli, who chaired the five-member bench, dissented.Najib ‘clearly disadvantaged’ without effective legal representation, says dissenting judge "This is not the end of the matter. There can be another court proceeding. As a result of the minority judgment, there is an avenue that is opened.
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