Najib’s new lawyers to seek postponement of final SRC appeal; Hisyam Teh to lead defence
Hisyam Teh Poh Teik (centre) from the law firm Hisyam Teh would be Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s new lead defence lawyer for the SRC case. ― File picture by Hari Anggara
Tuesday, 26 Jul 2022 1:33 PM MYT
KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 — Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s new lawyers for his SRC case today informed the Federal Court that they would be seeking for the postponement of the August 15 hearing of his final appeal against his conviction over the misappropriation of SRC International Sdn Bhd’s RM42 million, since they have been newly appointed.
In a letter to the Federal Court which was sighted and verified by Malay Mail, the law firm Zaid Ibrahim Suflan TH Liew & Partners confirmed it has been appointed as Najib’s new lawyers for the SRC case, and that Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah’s law firm Shafee & Co would no longer be representing Najib in this case.
The letter said that Hisyam Teh Poh Teik from the law firm Hisyam Teh would instead be Najib’s new lead defence lawyer for the SRC case, while Zaid Ibrahim Suflan TH Liew & Partners’ partners Liew Teck Huat and Rueben Mathiavaranam would be his new solicitors.
In the same letter written by Liew, he asked the Federal Court for an urgent case management on or before July 29, due to the change of Najib’s defence team in the SRC case.
Liew also notified the Federal Court that Najib has instructed his new defence lawyers in the SRC case to seek for a postponement of the final SRC appeal hearing, which had been scheduled to start in a few weeks’ time.
“At the Mention or Case Management Conference, we are instructed to: a. Withdraw the pending Appeal against the decision of the High Court dismissing the Appellant’s application for ad-hoc admission of Jonathan Laidlaw QC.
“b. Address the Honourable Court with regard to the adjournment of the Notice of Motion filed on 07.06.2022 and the main appeal fixed for hearing on 15.08.2022 to 26.08.2022, on the basis that a wholly new team has taken over conduct of the above matter
“We sincerely apologise to the Honourable Court for all the inconvenience caused by this request,” Liew told the Federal Court.
After being found guilty at the High Court in July 2020 and losing his appeal at the Court of Appeal in December 2021, Najib had on December 8, 2021 filed his final appeal in the SRC case at the Federal Court.
The Federal Court had on April 29 notified both Najib’s lawyers and the prosecution that it will be hearing his SRC appeal over 10 days from August 15 to August 19, and from August 22 to August 26.
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Tuesday, 26 Jul 2022 1:33 PM MYT
KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 — Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s new lawyers for his SRC case today informed the Federal Court that they would be seeking for the postponement of the August 15 hearing of his final appeal against his conviction over the misappropriation of SRC International Sdn Bhd’s RM42 million, since they have been newly appointed.
In a letter to the Federal Court which was sighted and verified by Malay Mail, the law firm Zaid Ibrahim Suflan TH Liew & Partners confirmed it has been appointed as Najib’s new lawyers for the SRC case, and that Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah’s law firm Shafee & Co would no longer be representing Najib in this case.
The letter said that Hisyam Teh Poh Teik from the law firm Hisyam Teh would instead be Najib’s new lead defence lawyer for the SRC case, while Zaid Ibrahim Suflan TH Liew & Partners’ partners Liew Teck Huat and Rueben Mathiavaranam would be his new solicitors.
In the same letter written by Liew, he asked the Federal Court for an urgent case management on or before July 29, due to the change of Najib’s defence team in the SRC case.
Liew also notified the Federal Court that Najib has instructed his new defence lawyers in the SRC case to seek for a postponement of the final SRC appeal hearing, which had been scheduled to start in a few weeks’ time.
“At the Mention or Case Management Conference, we are instructed to: a. Withdraw the pending Appeal against the decision of the High Court dismissing the Appellant’s application for ad-hoc admission of Jonathan Laidlaw QC.
“b. Address the Honourable Court with regard to the adjournment of the Notice of Motion filed on 07.06.2022 and the main appeal fixed for hearing on 15.08.2022 to 26.08.2022, on the basis that a wholly new team has taken over conduct of the above matter
“We sincerely apologise to the Honourable Court for all the inconvenience caused by this request,” Liew told the Federal Court.
After being found guilty at the High Court in July 2020 and losing his appeal at the Court of Appeal in December 2021, Najib had on December 8, 2021 filed his final appeal in the SRC case at the Federal Court.
The Federal Court had on April 29 notified both Najib’s lawyers and the prosecution that it will be hearing his SRC appeal over 10 days from August 15 to August 19, and from August 22 to August 26.
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More and more Horse-Shit from the Najib to delay the trial, by Hook and By Crook.
ReplyDeleteLatest subterfuge is to appoint a new lawyer, very late in the trial , to replace his buddy Shafee with his buddy Zaid.
Syafee Abdullah was supposed to be the Best of The Best of The Best lawyer in Malaysia, much sought after by Rich UMNO litigants to represent them .... must be some interesting backstory happening here...perhaps a serious difference in opinion on the defence strategy .
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