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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3 — Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s defence team began efforts today to dismantle the prosecution’s case against the former prime minister accused of corruption involving RM42 million from SRC International. Najib, the first former Malaysian prime minister to ever be charged with a...

Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak prays with supporters at the Kuala Lumpur Courts Complex December 3, 2019. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

In his opening statement to the High Court today, lead defence lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah said the defence aimed to show that the former prime minister was not an intentional party to any alleged abuse or corruption. “Ultimately we will pray for an order that Najib be acquitted and discharged of all seven charges as the same would be merited given the above,” he said.

Lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah is pictured at the Kuala Lumpur High Court November 20, 2019. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

 

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