A seven-member bench chaired by Chief Justice Richard Malanjum says the Court of Appeal had no jurisdiction to grant Najib Razak a stay of trial.
PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court has paved the way for the High Court to fix fresh trial dates for Najib Razak, who faces seven charges in relation to SRC International.
The bench also dismissed an oral application by lawyer Harvinderjit Singh to stay today’s ruling pending Najib’s three appeals which are scheduled to be heard on April 4. Zabariah said there were novel issues to be decided by the Federal Court and the prospect of the seven charges being declared a nullity.The bench also dismissed Najib’s appeal for additional documents on grounds that he is not entitled to privileged documents before the trial begins.
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