Najib's daughter dredges MACC letter on Nazlan after failed review
Former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak’s daughter has shone a spotlight on a purported letter from the MACC which allegedly found judge Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali in breach of the Judge's Code of Ethics.
This comes two days after Najib's judicial review bid in the SRC International case was rejected by the Federal Court.
Nazlan was the trial judge who found the former premier guilty in the case involving the former 1MDB subsidiary.
An MACC probe had been launched against the judge over allegations that linked Nazlan to 1MDB's Tanjung Energy Holdings Sdn Bhd deal when he was part of Maybank.
A purported letter from MACC chief Azam Baki addressed to Chief Justice Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat on the graft busters’ findings went viral on social media over the weekend.
Nooryana Najwa (above) shared the letter on her Instagram today.
However, she did not appear to make any personal comments on the matter.
Instead, she had pasted the news portal Malaysia Gazette's report on the leaked letter.
Malaysiakini has contacted Azam to verify the letter's legitimacy.
Judge Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali
The letter was dated Feb 20, four days before a bench led by Tengku Maimun ruled that the MACC's probe on Nazlan had not followed protocol by not informing the chief justice beforehand.
Tengku Maimun - who read out the ruling - said while the Federal Constitution empowers criminal investigation agencies such as MACC to investigate sitting judges as well as allow the public prosecutor to institute criminal court proceedings against such judges, those powers must be exercised in good faith and genuine cases.
She said this was important to ensure the judiciary can carry out its functions freely and independently from external influence.
The bench also observed the "curious" timing of the publicising of the probe done before Najib's SRC appeal before the apex court last year.
Nazlan, when he was a High Court judge in 2020, sentenced Najib to 12 years in prison and RM210 million for corruption, abuse of power, and money laundering.
The Court of Appeal upheld the decision in 2021.
On Aug 23 last year, the Federal Court dismissed Najib’s appeal, leading to the former finance minister currently serving a custodial term at Kajang Prison.
On Friday, a separate Federal Court bench rejected Najib's judicial review of the case by a 4-1 majority.
The letter was dated Feb 20, four days before a bench led by Tengku Maimun ruled that the MACC's probe on Nazlan had not followed protocol by not informing the chief justice beforehand.
Tengku Maimun - who read out the ruling - said while the Federal Constitution empowers criminal investigation agencies such as MACC to investigate sitting judges as well as allow the public prosecutor to institute criminal court proceedings against such judges, those powers must be exercised in good faith and genuine cases.
She said this was important to ensure the judiciary can carry out its functions freely and independently from external influence.
The bench also observed the "curious" timing of the publicising of the probe done before Najib's SRC appeal before the apex court last year.
Nazlan, when he was a High Court judge in 2020, sentenced Najib to 12 years in prison and RM210 million for corruption, abuse of power, and money laundering.
The Court of Appeal upheld the decision in 2021.
On Aug 23 last year, the Federal Court dismissed Najib’s appeal, leading to the former finance minister currently serving a custodial term at Kajang Prison.
On Friday, a separate Federal Court bench rejected Najib's judicial review of the case by a 4-1 majority.
Never Ending Story to discredit the Judiciary.
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