The charges proffered against Datuk Seri Najib Razak are valid and correct in law, says the High Court.
Justice Collin Lawrence Sequerah, who is reading his decision in the RM2.28bil 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) trial on Wednesday (Oct 30), said that it was the contention of the defence team that Najib's charges were "defective, duplicitous, and ambiguous".
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Justice Collin Lawrence Sequerah, who is reading his decision in the RM2.28bil 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) trial on Wednesday (Oct 30), said that it was the contention of the defence team that Najib's charges were "defective, duplicitous, and ambiguous".
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00:00The charges proffered against Datuk Seri Najib Razak are valid and correct in law, says the
00:07High Court.
00:09Justice Colin Lawrence Sequeira, who's reading his decision in the RM2.28 billion 1MDB trial
00:15on Wednesday, said that it was the contention of the defence team that Najib's charges were
00:20defective, duplicitous and ambiguous.
00:24The judge said he found the charges fulfil all the legal criteria under the Criminal
00:28Procedure Code.
00:30He also said that he did not find Najib to have been misled by the charges.
00:34On the issue of hearsay evidence, Justice Sequeira said he found the communication between
00:38the witnesses and the persons not found were made during the ordinary course of business.
00:43Upon examination of the evidence, Justice Sequeira said he found the oral communication
00:50to be admissible in court.
00:52More to come.
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