SRC trial postponed as Najib gets sick leave


Under the weather: Shafee said Najib has conjunctivitis on both eyes and based on photos, the infection appeared bad and an eye specialist had given Najib a three-day sick leave until tomorrow. — AFP

KUALA LUMPUR: The corruption trial involving RM42mil in SRC International Sdn Bhd funds has been postponed for three days as Datuk Seri Najib Razak, who is accused of misappropriating the money, is on sick leave.

The former prime minister’s lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah informed High Court judge Justice Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali during the proceeding that he received a call from his client early yesterday morning.

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