Najib’s 1MDB trial cut short for lawyer to discuss own case
KUALA LUMPUR: The 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) trial involving Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak at the High Court here was cut short today on an application by the defence, as the former prime minister’s lead counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah needed to meet his lawyer over his money laundering trial which is scheduled to begin […]
Cops tracking down former DPP for suspected ties to ‘Datuk Seri Nicky’
JOHOR BAHRU: Johor police are tracking down a former deputy public prosecutor to assist in the investigation into several money laundering cases and commercial crimes in the state. The man has been identified as Md Azar Izwan Mohd Arifin @ Datuk A. Janus, 42, whose last known address is in Puchong, Selangor. Johor police chief Datuk Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said the […]
Money laundering: Man pays RM3,000 fine
KUCHING: A man, who pleaded guilty for involvement in money laundering activities, was fined RM3,000 or six months in jail on three charges on Tuesday (Aug 11). The court ordered the 22-year-old to pay the fine after pleading guilty under Section 424 of the Penal Code. For the first charge, the accused was fined RM1,000 […]
Najib’s RM27m SRC money-laundering trial vacated
KUALA LUMPUR: The trial of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on three money-laundering charges involving RM27 million of SRC International Sdn Bhd (SRC) funds, which was supposed to begin today, has been vacated. Lawyer Nur Syahirah Hanapiah, who was representing Najib, told reporters this after case management before High Court Judge Mohamed […]
Court fines jobless man RM4,000
MIRI: An unemployed man has been fined RM4,000 by the Magistrate’s Court for two counts of assisting with money laundering in September two years ago. The accused, Rahman Mohamad, 23, pleaded guilty last Sunday after two charges were read out to him before Magistrate Kasyfurrahman Abang Ahmad. According to the first indictment, Rahman allegedly helped […]
