Najib ‘shocked’ at having to enter defence in SRC case
Published on: Tuesday, November 12, 2019
Kuala Lumpur: DATUK Seri Najib Razak was “shocked” to enter his defence for all seven charges related to his RM42 million SRC International corruption case, said his defence lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah.
Shafee said the former Prime Minister had expected an acquittal for all seven charges after facts of the case were rebutted through submissions to the courts.
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“He was shocked that every charge, defence was called. He, too, was expecting an acquittal on all seven charges,” Shafee told the press at the Kuala Lumpur High Court Complex here.
“We were confident for all the seven charges, there will be an acquittal at this stage because we have rebutted the presumption even within the prosecution case.
“So, of course, he was surprised. In fact, shocked is the word,’’ he added.
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Shafee only revealed that he had made the filing against a media organisation, a journalist and a politician, without elaborating further.
