Former Malaysian PM Muhyiddin’s graft review rejected
In the unanimous decision yesterday, Justice Azizah said Mr Muhyiddin’s application for review was premised on the issue of lack of jurisdiction, as he claimed the previous…
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1MDB trial postponed as former Malaysian PM Najib hospitalised
Kuala Lumpur Hospital's senior orthopaedic consultant Dr Siti Hawa Tahir told the High Court that the Prisons Department had referred Mr Najib to her following a complaint of…
‘I am still alive,’ former Malaysian PM Mahathir tells court
The 99-year-old refused to take a break when his opponent’s lawyer, Mohamed Shahrul Fazli Kamarulzaman, requested a short recess during the hearing for a defamation lawsuit…
Malaysia’s appeals court reinstates death penalty for six ex-UPNM students in fatal bullying case
Justice Hadhariah Syed Ismail, who chaired a three-judge panel, described the crime committed against Zulfarhan Osman Zulkarnain seven years ago as "the rarest of the rare" and…
KK Mart boss, wife acquitted of criminal charges over ‘Allah’ socks
However, Sessions Court judge Muhamad Anas Mahadzir fined KK Mart and vendor company Xin Jian Chang Sdn Bhd RM60,000 each for deliberately intending to hurt the feelings of…
Court rules former PM Najib’s associate Razak Baginda ‘complicit’ in Mongolian model’s murder
The High Court had ordered political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda and a few others to pay RM5mil in damages to the family of slain Mongolian model Altantuya Shaariibuu because he…
Malaysia court dismisses jailed ex-PM Najib’s application to serve sentence under house arrest
High Court judge Justice Amarjeet Singh made the decision in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday (July 3). Mr Najib filed the application for leave for judicial review on April 1.
Wife of ex-Malaysian PM Najib amassed $468m worth of jewellery, designer goods court told
This was alleged in a statement of claim in a lawsuit by 1MDB, SRC and four subsidiaries against Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor and another individual filed last week.
Prosecution closes its case in former PM Najib’s RM2.28bil 1MDB trial
The prosecution trial, which ran for over 200 days, ended with its last witness on the stand being AmBank's former group managing director Cheah Tek Kuang, who was recalled to…
Former Malaysian PM Najib tried to impede MACC probe on 1MDB, court told
Senior officer Nur Aida Arifin testified that Najib had given instructions to restrict MACC’s investigation during his time in office, including to close the case.