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Najib Razak’s application to review his conviction and jail sentence in the SRC International case will be heard in the Federal Court over three days in January next year

The Federal Court today allowed the bid by former prime minister Najib Razak and his son Nazifuddin to halt execution of a judgment ordering them to pay more than RM1.7 billion in tax arrears

Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak’s highly anticipated final appeal of a conviction in one of the cases linking him with the 1MDB financial scandal could be delayed after his newly appointed lawyers sought a postponement of the hearing. Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, Najib’s high-profile defence lawyer, on Tuesday (July 26) morning filed an urgent notice on the politician’s wish to...

KUALA LUMPUR (BLOOMBERG) - Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak faltered in his bid to get a High Court to halt bankruptcy proceedings against him for failing to pay a tax bill totalling RM1.74 billion (S$560 million). Kuala Lumpur High Court Judge Ahmad Bache on Monday (June 14) dismissed Najib’s application for a stay of execution, according to an email exchange between the court and relevant parties.  Separately, the court of appeal will hear Najib’s plea on June 16, according to his lawyer Farhan Shafee.  Monday’s ruling is a blow to Najib, who was slapped with a bankruptcy...