Shafee argues Najib cannot be prosecuted with abuse of power | The Malaysian Insight

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Shafee argues Najib cannot be prosecuted with abuse of power

Former prime minister Najib Razak should be immune from abuse of power charges, as stated in the MACC Act, according to his lead defence attorney Muhammad Shafee Abdullah. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal.

FORMER prime minister Najib Razak cannot be prosecuted with abuse of power due to legal provisions that provide immunity to a public officer acting in the interest of a public body, lawyer Muhammad Shafee Abdullah told the court today. Najib’s lead defence counsel submitted to the High Court in Kuala Lumpur that his client was a public officer, who represented the interests of SRC International, which was fully-owned by the government.

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Nooooo....sackings of AG, 2 Ministers, and forced out BNM_official 's TS Zeti all due to the crook fund were not act of abuse of power!! pakatanharapan_ AGCPutrajaya jolleyma sarawak_report business SCMPNews WSJ RewcastleBrown SPRMMalaysia

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