KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak will be present to show his support for his wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor during the verdict in her corruption case involving a solar hybrid project in Sarawak.
His lead counsel, Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, told Justice Collin Lawrence Sequerah that the Pekan MP wished to be present at Rosmah’s court case this morning before attending his own 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MBD) trial.
“I’m making an application because my client wants to support his wife, ” Shafee said yesterday.
Outside the courtroom, Shafee said three deputy public prosecutors from the 1MDB trial had also requested the judge to allow them some time to attend Rosmah’s proceedings.
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 18): The 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB)-Tanore trial was abruptly adjourned today after the current witness, former chief executive officer (CEO) Mohd Hazem Abdul Rahman, informed the court that he was in contact with a patient found to be Covid-19 positive.
The trial, which had been ongoing this week, began this morning with Hazem taking the stand to continue the cross-examination.
Defence lawyer Wan Aizuddin Wan Mohammed examined the witness in the morning and called for a short break in the mid-morning as it was the standard practice to conduct sanitisation works in the courtroom.
When the court reconvened after the break, however, Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) Ahmad Akram Gharib informed Justice Collin Lawrence Sequerah that Hazem had been in close contact with a friend who was just found to be Covid-19 positive.
18 Feb 2021 / 15:14 H. Pix for illustration purposes.
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LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) trial has been adjourned after the High Court was informed that the 10th prosecution witness had come into close contact with a friend who has been tested positive for Covid-19.
Judge Collin Lawrence Sequerah adjourned the hearing to May 3 after deputy public prosecutor Ahmad Akram Gharib informed the matter when the trial continued after a short break.
“My lord, during the break, Mohd Hazem Abd Rahman, the former 1MDB chief executive officer, received a text message from his friend saying that he (the friend) tested positive for Covid-19.
Published on: Thursday, February 18, 2021
By: Bernama
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Najib Razak’s 1MDB case has been postponed while the court waits for the test result of key witness Mohd Hazem Abdul Rahman. (Collage: FMT)
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KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak s 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) trial has been adjourned after the High Court was informed that the 10th prosecution witness had come into close contact with a friend who has been tested positive for COVID-19.
Judge Collin Lawrence Sequerah adjourned the hearing to May 3 after deputy public prosecutor Ahmad Akram Gharib informed the matter when the trial continued after a short break.
She arrived at around 9.15am on Thursday (Feb 18) in a black Proton Perdana.
She wore a floral baju kurung and colourful face mask.
Rosmah’s husband, former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak arrived in a black Proton Perdana at 9.22am, to be by her side today when the High Court delivers its decision.
Media personnel were on standby outside the Court Complex from as early as 7.30am.
His lead counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah told Justice Collin Lawrence Sequerah that the Pekan MP wished to attend Rosmah s court case before attending his own 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) trial.