Kuala Lumpur, Nov 13 — The joint trial of Datuk Seri Najib Razak and Arul Kanda Kandasamy will start as scheduled next Monday without any delay, the High Court ruled today. Former prime minister Najib and 1MDB former CEO Arul Kanda are jointly accused of tampering with the auditor-general’s...
Wednesday, 13 Nov 2019 09:55 AM MYTFormer prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak at the Kuala Lumpur High Court Complex November 13, 2019. — Pictures by Yusof Mat Isa
High Court judge Mohamed Zaini Mazlan disallowed a request made last week to defer this trial — Najib’s third trial so far. “I can assure you I will not be pressing for him to give his evidence until he concludes his evidence in the 1MDB case, that much I’m willing to concede,” the judge added, referring to key witness Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi who was another 1MDB former CEO before Arul Kanda.Zaini had previously set the trial dates to start from November 18 to November 29, before continuing from January 13 to 17, 2020.
Sri Ram reiterated the importance of having Shahrol complete his testimony in the 1MDB trial first before the Najib-Arul Kanda trial. He gave an assurance that he intends to be fair to all parties and would not want any disadvantages to either the prosecution or defence.
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