Najib’s SRC trial judge inexperienced, Court of Appeal heard 05 Apr 2021 / 18:57 H. PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal here today heard that a judge who lacked experience in criminal cases was assigned to hear the corruption case of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak ( pix) involving RM42 million of SRC International Sdn Bhd funds. Najib’s lead counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, in his submission, said it was necessary to have a judge with experience in criminal cases to preside over the SRC case. “This case (SRC International) was the case of the century. At the last minute, they (the judiciary) appointed a judge who had no experience in criminal trials to hear the case,” he said when submitting before a three-member bench led by Judge Datuk Abdul Karim Abdul Jalil, in the hearing of Najib’s appeal against his conviction and jail sentence for the misappropriation of RM42 million in SRC International funds.